jpdb beta

reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference

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sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

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there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you

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full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end

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Kobe (city)

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expel the barbarians; expulsion of the foreigners; late Edo period (19th century) revolutionary slogan

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ronin; lordless samurai

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going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease

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particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

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to like; to prefer; to be pleased by

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seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

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really; truly; indeed; good grief

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idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon

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narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

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in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

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to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

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far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

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Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

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oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

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interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

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seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

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to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen

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concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

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because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

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reverence for the emperor; advocate of imperial rule

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adherence to the shogunate

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and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not

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small; little; tiny

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large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)

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to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

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now is the time

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being too late; losing one's final chance

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reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising

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you; my dear; hey

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that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)

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daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute

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cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end

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that sort of; like that

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cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do

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although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

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eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

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member of shogun's council of elders

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young person acting like an old person; officials who helped the council of elders during the Edo period

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various; many; several

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everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

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face; honour; honor; appearance; look

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oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin

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advantage; benefit; profit; interest

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(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody

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the times

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