jpdb beta

effect; result; worth; use; avail

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to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

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rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)

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to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly

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to be of help; to be useful; to go toward

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wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)

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to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted

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gift brought to a funeral (usu. money); funeral offering; condolence gift; (lit.) incense money

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arrogant; insolent; disdainful

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to say; to speak

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to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words

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serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

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kawaraban (type of Edo-period single-page newspaper)

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in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)

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round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money

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well; now; then

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good morning

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sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)

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payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)

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ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition

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lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful

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after ages; posterity; future life; the next world

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story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend

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(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance

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to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short

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snell (fishing); leader; trace; cast

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to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded

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to close (one's eyes); to shut

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to begin to dance; to break into a dance

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small; little; tiny

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portable dais used to create a removable tokonoma

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facing upward

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open verandah; open veranda

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in name only; titular; nominal

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tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters

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presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not

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to lie on one's stomach; to sleep while lying on one's stomach; to crawl on the ground; to sprawl

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to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

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to look upward

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tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of

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wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; fervently; intently

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happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

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to give; to do (something) for

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Yoshida Shouin (1830.9.20-1859.11.21)

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Sakuma Shouzan (1811-1864)

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battle; game; bout

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geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character

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draft papers; call-up notice; red paper

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white powder for use on the neck (e.g. by geisha)

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seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)

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