jpdb beta

system; institution; organization; organisation

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terauke system; system established by the Edo shogunate that required citizens to register with a temple in order to prove their Buddhist (i.e. non-Christian) faith

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family registry (of the district; Edo period); population registry; records of an Edo-period census

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in name but not in reality

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festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy

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substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect

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national prestige

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to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

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inhabitant; resident; citizen; population

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to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)

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he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing

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to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

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to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)

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branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray

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old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

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as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively

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to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)

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Shinto; Shintoism

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hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation

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genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree

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to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship

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kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre

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important ceremonial occasions in family relationships

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they; them

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to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of

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locals; local inhabitants

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to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

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prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism

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fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner

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each; every; all

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district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society

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particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially

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rich man; man of wealth

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influential person; man of importance

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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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role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

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heredity; heritage

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exceedingly; extremely; decisively

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to differ (in); to have different ...; to be different (in terms of ...)

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firm; strong; solid; stable

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exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish

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character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

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two times; twice; two degrees

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war; fighting; fierce competition

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State Shintō; nationalistic and ideological form of Shinto, abolished in 1945

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general mobilization; full mobilization

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defeat; lost battle; losing a war

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towns and villages

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reorganization (e.g. of a company); reorganisation; consolidation; scrap-and-build

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external pressure; outside pressure; foreign pressure

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