jpdb beta

creative

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Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

2

government; administration

3

seemingly good; (of) good appearance; looking good

4

to count; to enumerate

3

nun; priestess

1

retainer's stipend; official pay; salary

1

to take care of

1

subordinate work; assistant; servant

2

candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination

3

cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

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to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous

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just because; even if; even though

2

nutrition; nourishment

2

circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

4

selection; choice; picking out

1

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

5

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

4

appearance; looks

1

how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

1

trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance

1

thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support

1

second wife

1

real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs

1

sutra; Buddhist scriptures

1

to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

1

to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)

1

young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters

1

you (plural)

1

single word; a few words; brief comment

2

loyalty; faithfulness

1

(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)

2

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

4

plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation

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spring; fountain

2

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

government land; public land

2

defense; defence; guard; policing; security

3

to give a reason

3

to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

1

lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit

5

simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses); hand-written receipt

1

addressing (e.g. writing an address on an envelope)

1

to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy

2

misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

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in this case

4

children

3

reading and writing

5

to age; to grow old

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shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources

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