jpdb beta

to poke; to push

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even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

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under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

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originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful

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Japan

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every place; various places

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mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend); position or division in a company to which an old and ineffective person is transferred; women's college

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case; situation

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to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up

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low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key

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echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

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grandmother

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farmer; farming family; farmhouse

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to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

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district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society

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reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)

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hunger; starvation

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to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo

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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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dying; death; dead; useless; damned

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to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)

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crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility

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phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item

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to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear

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to become speechless; to be at a loss for words

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to keep silent

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air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all

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similar

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to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that

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at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know

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custom

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unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

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mere; simple; sheer

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to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

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painter; artist; painter supported by patron

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painter; artist

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to project; to stick out; to stand out

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fair-skinned; light-complexioned

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feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction

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white person; Caucasian; (arch.) beginner; (arch.) amateur; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

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just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street

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with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names

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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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Western person

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hair (of the head)

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even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

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old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

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at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

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Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition

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Netherlands; Holland

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