jpdb beta

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

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reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)

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circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

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yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle

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that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

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behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

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sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

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to pray; to wish

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only; nothing but

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truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic

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Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

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becoming a lordless samurai

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pardon; remission; amnesty

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win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins

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oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

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promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate

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one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting

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worn-out rice land

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to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

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by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

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Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)

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honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

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retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)

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to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

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splendid horse; promoted bishop

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

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to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

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by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)

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medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)

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open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited

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navy

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training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices

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(arch.) indicates emphasis, intention, etc.; indicates emphasis, intention, etc.

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Western medicine

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overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty

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is it?; isn't it?; be; is

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oiran; high-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute

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desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application

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to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

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it seems that; as if

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immense; awesome; enormous; terrific

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contraction of "koto da"

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yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

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to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir

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only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

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

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I; me

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at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

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to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen

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indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

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