jpdb beta

mockery; derision; ridicule

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regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected

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Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)

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medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State

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old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

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to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem

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old; olden

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up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...

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detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright

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to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think

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new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)

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command; direction

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completely; not at all

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for example; for instance; e.g.

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three sides; small offering stand

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field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness

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splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK

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one lump; one body; one group

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difficulty

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to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over

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should; must; -able; probably; likely

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something (or other)

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(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess

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what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

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low voice; whisper

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(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)

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small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)

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to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)

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any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

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in addition; besides

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to say; to tell; to state; to do

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forgetfulness

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to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe

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certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet

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responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution

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how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

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last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup

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depending on the answer; hinging on the reply

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consultation; conference

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to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

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to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire

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strange; odd; unusual

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directly; in person; firsthand

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(public) duty

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to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)

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to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject

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it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

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will; dying instructions

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to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

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to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude

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