jpdb beta

to lose one's life

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naval battle

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bay; gulf; inlet

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antiquity; ancient times

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shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.

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to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

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mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)

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box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

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resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag

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throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

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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 die

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one's life under medical treatment; (means and time spent) fighting against an illness

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to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember

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horse; horse racing; promoted bishop

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plain; moor; prairie

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the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

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Manchuria

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to part from; to part company with; to split with; to break off relations with

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to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing

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loveable; very likeable; like very much

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capitulation; surrender; submission; yield

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eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days

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May; fifth month of the lunar calendar

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Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

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Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)

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best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far

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belief; faith; conviction

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to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter

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to be dispersed; to get separated

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to engrave; to carve out

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vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept

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moment; instant

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that is to say; so that means

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feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection

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to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged

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reluctant (to part)

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one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

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body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander

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to blush; to redden

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implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment

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with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning

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disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment

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each other; one another

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to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with

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to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)

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to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down

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after ages; posterity; future life; the next world

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unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward

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after having come this far; now that we've come this far

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