jpdb beta

port city; harbor city; harbour city

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starting point; point of departure

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Silk Road

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sea; ocean; waters

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once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

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Quanzhou (China); Chinchew

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southern part; the south (of a region)

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China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

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to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business

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trading vessel

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river; stream; River; the ... river

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big; large; great

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tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful

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wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!

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yikes; oops; eep; wow

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to escape; to run away

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you; I; me; oneself

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what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

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to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)

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to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done

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cry; crying voice

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neighbourhood; neighborhood

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government official

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to be found; to be discovered

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to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out

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two persons; two people; pair; couple

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to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

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(someone else's) child; child; kid

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you; my dear; hey

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thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts

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knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning

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sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again

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to make one's rounds; to patrol

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to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful

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I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

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(someone else's) child

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Edo-period official of the chōnin social class; town official

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child

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neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town

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(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture

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

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someone; somebody

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creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring

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to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt

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putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

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amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

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fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

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to snatch; to grab; to steal; to charge (an exorbitant price) for

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money; metal

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to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

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