jpdb beta

(Edo-period) town magistrate

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counter for places

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in; on; at (place); as for; regarding

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investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry

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to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

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after

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keeping house; being confined to one's house

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translator

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to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

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suicide

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life imprisonment

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idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

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to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

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to walk someone off (e.g. to the police station)

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government official

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the shogunate (administration)

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crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility

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post horse

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prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong

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imprisonment; incarceration

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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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jail; gaol; prison

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to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)

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oppression; suppression; pressure

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event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

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spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone

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abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

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tool; implement; means; furniture

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city

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companion; company

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ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down

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tea utensils

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to sell

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isn't that right?

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to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

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Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!

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always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

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number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

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laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

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money; metal

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need; want; necessity; costs; expenses

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all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of

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to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

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domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)

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(imperial) words

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to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

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should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

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to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe

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is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

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to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

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