jpdb beta

tool; implement; means; furniture

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arm; skill; efforts; ability

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possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership

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early evening cloud; clouds at sunset

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teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)

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transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child

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exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

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several years; a few years

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to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life

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training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices

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

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to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)

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secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent

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imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government

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Gennosuke

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counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product

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7000; seven thousand

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shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun

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rule over the whole country

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to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

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large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

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family crest

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Japanese quince (Chaenomeles speciosa); flowering quince

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(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure

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ancestor

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Shinto priest; chief Shinto priest (of a shrine); Welsh onion; pun in Buddhist monk jargon

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to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart

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to rebuild; to reconstruct

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(main building of a) Shinto shrine

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destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down

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battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest

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Shinto shrine

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company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.

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heavenly king; Gozu Tenno (deity said to be the Indian god Gavagriva)

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once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

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school; school building; schoolhouse

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lord of a castle

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heir; eldest son

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to plunder; to grab; to snatch

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to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

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Nagoya

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Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people

2

to differ; to vary; to disagree

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the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

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place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

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Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition

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to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up

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Edo period (1603-1868)

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weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline

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west

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