jpdb beta

siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate

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lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk

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intelligence

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was; were

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to distinguish oneself; to stand out

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before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

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candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination

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expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

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Kōka era (1844.12.2-1848.2.28)

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four years

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twelve; 12; queen (playing card)

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pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher

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house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family

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to rank next to; to come after

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social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family

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inside; within

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residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

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name; given name; first name

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origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature

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one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

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inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls

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to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer

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stone wall

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to remain; to be left

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to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)

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big; large; great

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disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem

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to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)

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to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that

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honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion

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middle palace guard (ritsuryo system)

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to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

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rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

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trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession

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unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

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crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)

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bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me

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Tsurunosuke

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voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)

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safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good

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to get wet

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Heishichi

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master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy

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somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

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to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble

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conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)

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Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

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