jpdb beta

origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature

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tombstone; gravestone

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group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)

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Tetsuzan

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Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)

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Kagoshima prefecture (Kyushu)

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valley

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one's future course

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palace room for government officials; fellow; set (of people); clan

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household economy; family finances

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as; because; with; due to

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to employ; to hire (a servant)

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forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain by the Edo shogunate

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the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was

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fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life

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much less; to say nothing of

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longevity; long life

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impression

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jest; joke; funny story

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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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spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)

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life span

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intonation; accent; modulation; inflection

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Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)

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elderly priest

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had better; is advisable

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sleepover; overnight stay

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Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)

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hill; knoll

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small; narrow; familiar prefix; slightly; a bit

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traveller; traveler

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distinction

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(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior

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one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart

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interval; break; rift (in clouds)

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whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod

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the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district

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traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist

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highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)

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old river

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Ibaraki prefecture

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river; stream; River; the ... river

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scarce; few remaining

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raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season

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ancestor who rejuvenated a dynasty or a family

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condolence; sympathy; mourning

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(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings

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instrumentalist; player

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to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum

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low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)

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