jpdb beta

state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear

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Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo

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in the city

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fringe; rim; periphery; borders; outskirts

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particularly; only; in the case of

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Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)

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Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire

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counter for temples

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pontoon bridge; floating bridge; bridge (of a ship)

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town; block; downtown; main street; street; road

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arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration

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Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)

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successive generations; successive emperors

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graveyard

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Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)

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increase

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from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

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network

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due north

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all over Japan; throughout Japan

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to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll

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to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

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line

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rampart; castle walls

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clear; precise; definite; distinct

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foreign enemy; outside invader

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non-Tokugawa daimyo

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foreign; abroad; overseas

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various foreign countries; several foreign countries

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accumulation

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

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fortress; castle; citadel; enclosure; castle walls

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spiritual; incorporeal

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power spot; spiritual hot spot; location said to be flowing with mystical energy

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to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge

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study; diligence; discount; reduction

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admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled

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to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder

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door; doorway

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fusuma; Japanese sliding screen

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to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested

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to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get

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luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)

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to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end

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room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable

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to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled

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approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction

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one hour

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bag; satchel; briefcase; basket

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to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

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