jpdb beta

to fight against; to oppose; to face

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test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation

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many; numerous; various; large number of

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ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for

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this time; now

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to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)

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wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)

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young samurai

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to entrust; to leave to a person

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partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing

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all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever

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daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)

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straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road

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historical play; period drama

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original work

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Asada Jirou (1951.12-)

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to gaze long at

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change; transition; vicissitudes

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Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era

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Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

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efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services

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education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education

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woman; lady; adult female

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philanthropic activity; charity work

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important post; important office; key position

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Japanese Red Cross Society; JRC

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to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

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to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)

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gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish

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day and night; around the clock

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late at night

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every night

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return; coming back

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memories; recollections; reminiscence

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

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to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

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easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth

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Yamaguchidaijinguu

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on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture

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childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)

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marriage

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adopted daughter; foster daughter

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-years-old

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to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

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to serve; to work for; to attend

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counter for people

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stay; sojourn

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Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)

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to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain

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extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness

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