jpdb beta

opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

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writing; book; (literary) work

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late Edo-period novelette about life in the red-light districts

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alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume

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all; everything

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one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around

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anonymity; using an assumed name

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to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence

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to be profitable; to yield a profit

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disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant

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humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical

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to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)

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red-light district

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lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication

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rich person; millionaire; magnate; big spender; debauchee

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travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito

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high class; noble

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fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake

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to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy

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subordinate shrine; professional entertainer

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millionaire; multimillionaire

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great actor; famous actor; star

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penniless; broke

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I-novel; novel narrated in the first person

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to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive

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to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)

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filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)

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man of the world; experienced in matters of the heart

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Danjuurou

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certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

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lord; nobleman; daimyō; dignitary; master

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boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)

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trifling; little; few; slight

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note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work

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hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin

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admiration and devotion; hearty submission

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500; five hundred; many

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faint smile

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to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

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royalty (on book)

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amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

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earthenware pot

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peaceful death

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stink bomb; foul odour emitted from the anal sacs of a frightened weasel; final desperate tactic

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stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench

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Nichiren school of Buddhism

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to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)

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savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised

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rhythm

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preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)

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