jpdb beta

local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator

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success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

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to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

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assistant official

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magistrate; shogunate administrator

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district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)

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running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices

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work; job; labor; work

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to be matched against (in a sports contest)

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deathbed; dying hour; one's death

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descendant (usu. of a certain generation); (arch.) lineage; (arch.) pedigree; (arch.) grandchild

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eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son

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Hamaguri Rebellion (1864); Kinmon incident

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military conflict; armed conflict

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bakufu; shogunate

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reaching; attaining; arrival

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promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first

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force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party

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to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember

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Shinto priest

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at that time; in those days

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beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)

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brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing

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to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

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to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

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conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell

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neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching

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torii; Shinto shrine archway

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behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

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was; were

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military commander

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country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)

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figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition

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to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with

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armor and helmet (armour)

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inherited; family (heirloom); ancestral

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to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

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hero; great man

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leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best

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to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

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hard-line policy; tough measure

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Kijima Matabee (1817.2.23-1864.8.20)

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towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

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careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

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management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons

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Iwashimizuhachimanguu

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enshrinement

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summit (of a mountain)

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important point; strategic position; key point

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to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

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