jpdb beta

I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

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three people

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child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot

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together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

3

imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000

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eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces

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to; towards; for

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to run away; to escape safely

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on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of

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be; is

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father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)

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moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)

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eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)

3

long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)

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how; in what way; how about; questionable

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to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

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to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

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that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

2

to be

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indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very

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older brother

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I; me

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party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed

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to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)

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one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although

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at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

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tracking down and killing; punitive expedition

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body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)

2

to become; to amount to

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medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State

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reliance; trust; faith; confidence

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mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

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Goshirakawajoukou (retired emperor)

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to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

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Ninna era (885.2.21-889.4.27)

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counter for temples

2

to take refuge in; to succeed in running away

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oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

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retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus

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Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

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apology; excuse

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(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

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to say; to be called; to do

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certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

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good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

3

to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

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will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope

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small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks

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preparation; arrangements

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to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen

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