jpdb beta

living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

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poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress

1

daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer

4

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

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property; fortune; assets

1

to rise; to swell; to be promoted

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Satsuma Rebellion (1877)

3

to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

2

home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains

4

Saigou Takamori (1828.1.23-1877.9.24)

3

to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic

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throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

1

government forces; government troops

1

many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

2

inside one's heart; in one's mind

2

rebel army

1

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

1

self-determination; suicide

1

insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising

1

end; close

1

wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond

1

to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)

3

Ookubo Toshimichi (1830-1878)

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countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)

1

powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty

1

war situation; progress of a battle

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izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks

2

sake cup; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food

1

grudge; complaint; reproach

1

even though; despite; when

2

square; rectangular

3

sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing

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together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

2

survival; survivor; relic

1

investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking

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Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)

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daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments

2

to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor

5

to be opposite; to face each other

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sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim

1

to soothe; to calm; to pacify

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relation; relationship

1

again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

3

to get drunk; to become tipsy

1

table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner

2

same; similar; (just) like; equal

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escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion

2

employment agency

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Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

3

feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province

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