jpdb beta

unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy

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not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.); failing to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

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one's own work; making by oneself

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to hold a meeting

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to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank

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tedious talk; repetition; complaint; tongue-twister

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old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

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bad poem; my humble poem; stooped over (e.g. old people); bowed; stalling; having a relapse

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to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone

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long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle

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to leave one's seat

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whispering into a person's ear

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already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast

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affixing a seal

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the end (of); powder

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to chase; to run after; to pursue

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urgent report; urgent message

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to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)

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arrest; apprehension; capture

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to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on

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to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

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the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening

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attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently

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first-class

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Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree

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more and more; increasingly; extremely; very

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to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes

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fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax

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reply (to a letter); response; answer

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to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)

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in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake

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banishment; exile

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household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets

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confiscation of property (Edo period)

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twitching

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treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection

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capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment

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severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous

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piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper

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passing away; death; dying words; death poem (poem written during one's final moments)

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human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness

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to reflect carefully

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moral sense

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minuteness; one millionth

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bow (and arrow; esp. of a noble)

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check mark; tick mark

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as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be

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I have nothing to be ashamed of; I have a clean conscience

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I; me

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(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money

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