jpdb beta

shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word

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rear garden; back yard

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below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after

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at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

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canal; waterway; ditch

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to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored

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to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show

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

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having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)

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natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly

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in this way; thus; such; uh...

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to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come

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that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance

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to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist

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sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor

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master; expert

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large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

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government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve

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olden days; former

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worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched

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ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer

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you

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resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

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to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

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

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the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way

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to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

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cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

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to hate; to detest

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Kōfu (city in Yamanashi)

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omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct

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to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of

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shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun

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to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

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company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)

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to become desperate; to give in to despair

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doing whatever one pleases

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farmer; peasant; farming; the common people

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chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople

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to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve

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such; like that; that sort of; very

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to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)

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

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to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

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device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement

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that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

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pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead

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needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

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to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

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on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture

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