jpdb beta

match; game; bout; contest

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senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member

1

to wound; to murder

3

dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

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endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

6

future problems; consequences

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to fear; to be afraid of

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again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

4

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

to escape; to run away

2

ha ha ha; hee hee hee

1

place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

2

national crisis; national disaster

1

how; in what way; how about

6

to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

7

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

2

my; our; one's own

1

country; territory; domain; realm

1

to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate

1

constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone

1

various foreign countries; several foreign countries

2

dealing with; coping with

1

should do; ought to do

2

reserving one's thoughts

1

whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain

1

wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly

1

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

1

opinion; view; comment

1

(one's) self; oneself

1

if; in case; supposing

1

foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person

7

foreign country

3

war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces

4

disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant

1

(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of

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lord; master

3

to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of

1

women and children

1

until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

1

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)

5

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

1

opening a port (seaport, airport, etc.); starting operations at a port; opening a port to foreign vessels or trade

1

to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)

2

the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess

2

internal conditions; true state of affairs

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first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

1

reform; reformation; reorganization

1

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

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appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

4

to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate

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