jpdb beta

passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy

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Gotou Shoujirou (1838.4.13-1897.8.4)

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losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard

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defective article; damaged goods; deflowered girl; unvirtuous girl

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to mix; to stir; to blend

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dirt cheap; very cheap

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to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain

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several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number

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deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority

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in the mountains; within the grounds of a temple

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(political) administration; political power

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give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose

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term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)

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seventh day of the month; seven days

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each nation; many nations; many countries

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envoy; diplomat below the rank of ambassador (e.g. deputy chief of mission, charge d'affaires); minister (of legation)

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courtesy call; courtesy visit

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using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately

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to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake

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isn't it great?; carnival-like religious celebrations (e.g. dancing festivals) that occurred across Japan from June 1867 to May 1868

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degenerate age; corrupt word; age of the decline of Buddhism; latter days of the law

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irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate

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damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very

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to forget; to fail to recognize; to fail to recognise

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to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

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eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking

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what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way

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disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot

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to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

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type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection

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to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off

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taking the lead; leadership; leader; chorus leader

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to well up; to burst; to arise

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miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling

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a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose

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price; cost

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irresolute; hesitant

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world reformation

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kindling; small bits of scrap wood used to fuel a stove

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to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender

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preparations for war

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to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please

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to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

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restoration of imperial rule

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survival; survivor; relic

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to cut off (a relationship)

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small; little; few

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in and about a kitchen; family circumstances

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increase; addition

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to feel anxious; to feel uneasy; to worry

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