jpdb beta

you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just

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quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality

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quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty

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Chuuzaemon

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strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

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full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end

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outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude

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pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love

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various families; various schools of thought

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inspection; inspector

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(public) duty

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however; nevertheless

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affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble

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to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)

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official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)

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not only

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to cause trouble (for); to have a bad effect (on)

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indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly

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gentle; mild-mannered

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clear; distinct

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heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family

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to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

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furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

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season; the times; opportunity; occasion

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reliance; trust; faith; confidence

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thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant

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to cease; to stop; to be over

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at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

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from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth

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to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge

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haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch

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to begin; to set about; to start

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strange; rare; novel; curious

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spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming

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errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use

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mere; only; just; slight

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near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal

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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

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skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good

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young couple

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well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

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happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying

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end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

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forking the rook while checking the king

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now or never; time's up

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to win; to gain victory

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to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

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bento; Japanese box lunch

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