jpdb beta

to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody

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to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer

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rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil

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hokora; small wayside shrine

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to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender

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to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing

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miraculous efficacy; miracle; miraculous virtue

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to extol; to give praise

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to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

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territories in the vicinity of the capital and under direct imperial rule; (in Japanese history) the five kuni in the immediate vicinity of Kyoto

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to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive

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all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation

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not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless

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Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)

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Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)

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Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)

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Shima (former province located at the eastern tip of present-day Mie Prefecture)

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Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)

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to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand

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to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer

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to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate

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to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)

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old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self

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young person; youth; young

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sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain

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to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

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outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough

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to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin

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venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on

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the ways of the world; human nature

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change of era

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internal; domestic

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disturbance; riot; mayhem

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Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam

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war; fighting; fierce competition

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the preceding year; the previous year; last year

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end; close

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(naval) fleet; armada

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counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.

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Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands); Edo-period realm of the Ainu (as opposed to the Japanese) comprising most of Hokkaido

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to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in

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founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion

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advocate; disputant; debater; (present) writer; author

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offender; criminal

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reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)

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to count up; to enumerate

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endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever

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signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

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dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt

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isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine

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