jpdb beta

princess; daughter of a nobleman

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young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute

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to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)

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to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home

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to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

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for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of

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but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

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consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude

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useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

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good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

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

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thank you; thanks

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sometimes; often

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yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey

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Edo period (1603-1868)

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beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

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(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

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Kyoto

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all people; everybody; ten thousand people

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to live; to get along; to spend (time)

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large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

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octopus

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the whole country

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showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay

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(the products of) culture or civilization (civilisation)

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gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance

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Japan

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commerce; trade; business

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center; centre; metropolis

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light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence

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place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

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always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

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shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes

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bakufu; shogunate

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pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)

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daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)

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

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to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart

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by means of; due to; because of; according to

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job; work; duties; trade; skill

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warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer

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ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer

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to become; to amount to

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place to go; destination

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people; men and women; each person; everybody

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to clamour; to crowd; to jostle

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market; fair

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how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

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scatterbrain; absent-minded person; careless person; rash person; hasty person

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I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

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