jpdb beta

Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

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year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

3

summer

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Kyoto (city, prefecture)

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religion; cult

4

doctrine; rule; principle; -ism

1

school

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indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

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to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

5

if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question

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decision; determination; resolution

1

house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name

4

lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger

1

to become; to amount to

4

music

1

to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken

1

side of well

1

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)

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white

1

thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

6

suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; unexpectedly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly

1

embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication

1

be; is; did; (have) done; please; do

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dead of night; midnight

1

and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

1

only; nothing but

3

to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come

1

to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke

1

yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

1

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

1

sorry; excuse me; thank you

1

something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts

1

to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

1

to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

4

establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)

3

preparation; arrangements

1

something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)

3

inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable

1

but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

4

materials; data; document

1

one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

1

to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

1

to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble

1

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

3

prefectural office (of Osaka or Kyoto)

2

to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)

1

that; the matter in question

1

is not; am not; are not

1

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

2

to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

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