jpdb beta

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

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collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked

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why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!

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moneylending; moneylender

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many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common

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to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards

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muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

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resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

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when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

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seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that

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traces; evidence

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to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base

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don't you think?; indicates question

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deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing

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thief; robber

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stroke of sword

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back (of body)

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groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find

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period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

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new; fresh; novel

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wherein; therein; thereinto

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(period of) a year; during an era

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to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

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to follow in succession; to happen one after another

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natural disaster; cataclysm

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person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person

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revere the Emperor; expel the western barbarians (19th century slogan)

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to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

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influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on

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pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

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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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Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period

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Yoshida Shouin (1830.9.20-1859.11.21)

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prosperity; flourishing; thriving

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one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

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Fujita Touko (1806-1855)

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master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family

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learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics

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to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

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capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel

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to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

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building

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place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

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big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important

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particularly; especially; in particular; expressly

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this area; around here

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daimyo's main Tokyo mansion

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

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to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

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