jpdb beta

to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in

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(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all

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Matazaemon

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chimes; toll of a bell

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to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known

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splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

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cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties

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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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contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)

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modernization; modernisation

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activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role

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the industrial world

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(world of) politics; political world; political circles

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to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

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fatal wound

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mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi

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inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

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opposition faction

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earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

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after

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return to one's country

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smuggling (people); stowing away

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to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

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Western civilization; Western civilisation

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to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

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the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come

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though; notwithstanding; although

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claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention

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to continue; to keep up; to keep on

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official business; public business

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to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

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question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion

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being a bad drunk

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valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

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high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)

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ability; capability; skill

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politics; government

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to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

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gravestone; tombstone

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to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill

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suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)

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arrow; wedge; chock

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near; nearby; not far off

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traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)

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to play a leading role; to play a central part

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Yudaonsen

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to stop by; to drop in for a short visit

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imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation

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reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration

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party-internal; within the party

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