jpdb beta

chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople

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to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

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policeman's rope

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criminal; culprit

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punishment; penalty

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arrangement; pact; agreement

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to prohibit

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one's person

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delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition

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regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw

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penniless; broke

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forced repatriation; deportation

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to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over

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Kerama

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first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy

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male diver (who collects shells, seaweed, etc.); fisherman

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cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet

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harbour; harbor; port

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stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes

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father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy

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older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy

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younger sister

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one's employer's house; one's employer; place of apprenticeship

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how long; how far; how much

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1,000; one thousand

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kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points

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mon; one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870); 2.4 cm (traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes); letter; character; scripture

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blood vessel; vein

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book; volume; this; present; main; head

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shock; impact; crash

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conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)

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1,000,000; one million; million; many

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apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture

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to pay

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3000; three thousand; many

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payment

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having said that; on the other hand

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personal bankruptcy; voluntary bankruptcy

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it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

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debt collection; debt collector

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repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption

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plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

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link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic

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fine thread

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to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine

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to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with

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to sell at a high price

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weaving; weaver

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convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure

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to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

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