jpdb beta

nincompoop; simpleton

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final bout of the tournament day

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till; purse; handbag

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state prohibition

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nervous breakdown; neurosis; sickness from anxiety

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Yajirou

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Umetarou

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principle of excluding foreigners (late Edo period)

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Inosuke

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Confucian scholar

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Daigorou

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kiheitai (irregular militia during the Bakumatsu period)

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Nizaemon

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to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely

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lucky adventurer; adventurer who takes advantage of troubled times; soldier of fortune

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inheritance

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your younger brother

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in line with this; therefore; consequently; so; such being the case; in that regard

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Motonari

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red-light district

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train (esp. long distance train); steam train

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referee (in sumo)

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well curb; well kerb; family crest design based on a square wooden well curb

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7000; seven thousand

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great sage

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unit price; unit cost

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putting one's courage to the test

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to compose a poem

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large profit; a killing

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clouds and fog

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worn-out rice land

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to hear a rumor; to get wind of

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to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

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neighboring villages; neighbouring villages; suburban districts

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umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap

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a little bit; a little while

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samurai residence

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to make up (a deficiency); to supplement; to add to; to put towards

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not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

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son and heir; son who will succeed one

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private-school student

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to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx

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to come; to go; to be (somewhere); -ing

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to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch

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3000; three thousand

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black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market

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a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose

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lord; nobleman; daimyō; dignitary; master

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to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated

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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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