jpdb beta

to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)

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footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)

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hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

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China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

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travel; trip; journey

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story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

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history

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to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode

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sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling

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to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

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direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...

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rational; logical; coherent

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

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cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear

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always; all the time; never; usual; regular

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unknown; obscure; insignificant

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to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture

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hero

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to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)

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the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come

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

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violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement

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before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

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to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

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Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period

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arrival of ships (from abroad); arrival by ship

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black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market

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interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

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to live; to make a living; to get on with

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they

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from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point

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have a good day; take care; see you

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house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family

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copybook; model; pattern

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et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth

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such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of

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

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et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like

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greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge

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ah; oh; hey!

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good bye; I'm off; see you later

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to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that

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to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected

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new home

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rice field

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in comparison to; rather than

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to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

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heir; inheritor; successor

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Tose

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that's so, isn't it

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