jpdb beta

to learn the ropes; to get the knack

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path in a field

1

standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)

1

O-back; skirt with peek-a-boo hole in rump

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stripping to one's waist; being bare from the waist up

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open-air

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locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition

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repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row

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Cosicosi

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deeply ashamed (of oneself); overwhelmed with shame

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playoff for the tournament win with three wrestlers participating

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building with a gabled, hipped roof

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learning by watching others; learning by imitation

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hike

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parliamentary system of government

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car ferry

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cutout; notch

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to be worth it; to pay

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the Three Sacred Treasures (Mirror, Sword and Jewels); three sacred emblems of sovereign rule; the three divine symbols of the Japanese imperial throne; (set of) three status symbols; three necessities

1

heating; application of heat

2

rusted; rusty

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stroke of the brush; touch; literary style

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traditional style of Japanese residential architecture

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facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue

1

to sniff out; to catch the scent of

1

Okiaki

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Yoshihiko

55

the five regent houses; five families of the Fujiwara clan (Konoe, Kujo, Nijo, Ichijo, and Takatsukasa) entrusted as imperial regents and advisors starting in the Kamakura period

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heavily; profoundly

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flint fire; flash

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princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue

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intercommunication (usu. in telecoms contexts)

1

each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually

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grudge; complaint; reproach

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large-pupilled; dark-eyed; having large irises

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knife attached to the sheath of a sword

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garden soil; soil used in a garden

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to smell; to sense

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need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist

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area of the Edo castle where the shogun would work and spend his daily life

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Sakakibara Yasumasa

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counterattack; striking one's opponent immediately after defending an incoming attack

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separation of powers (legislative, executive and judicial)

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1000 ri; (a) long distance

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Buchan

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dura; dura mater

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Ninja sword

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semi-nude

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to cave in; to become depressed; to sink

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short hair

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