jpdb beta

terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous

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illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault

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was

8

to lie down (and rest)

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futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

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to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

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hey; say; look

1

honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion

5

cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat

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now; soon; already; yet; further; more

10

to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread

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practice; practising; training; study

1

shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")

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to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

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ten; 10; ten years of age

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alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

4

here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

3

until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

5

still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

1

one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

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please

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Tenpō era (1830.12.10-1844.12.2)

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year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

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period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

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big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important

3

to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched

1

long time; many years

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bakufu; shogunate

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real power

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to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

1

leading figure; influential figure; mogul

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Tokugawa Ienari (1773.11.18-1841.2.20), Shougun 1786-1837

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embolism; intercalation

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January; first month of the lunar calendar

1

to die

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to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

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this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

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time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

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it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

3

I; me

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tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

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that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you

8

to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up

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to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

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to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

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be; is; did; (have) done; please; do

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no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all

13

pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure

1

teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder

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China under the Qing dynasty; Qing China; Qing dynasty

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