jpdb beta

partial destruction

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disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty

3

past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime

1

uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual

1

prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury

1

Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period

1

period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)

3

apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear

1

disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot

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Ii Naosuke (1815-1860.3.24)

2

suppression of speech; suppression of dissent; censorship

1

simple; easy

1

many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

5

sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety

1

imprisonment; incarceration

1

Yoshida Shouin (1830.9.20-1859.11.21)

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member of shogun's council of elders

1

disclosure; exposure; revelation

2

decapitation; decapitated head

1

farewell poem; death poem; poem written during one's final moments

1

field

1

to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time

1

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

1

to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

1

the Japanese spirit

1

section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.

1

point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site

1

achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution

2

pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person

1

outside a gate; beyond one's area of expertise

1

(political) purge

1

paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow

2

from here; from this place

1

political situation

2

to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter

1

general; shogun

1

bloodless

5

capitulation (of fort)

6

Satsuma and Chōshū (clan alliance)

1

equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)

1

equipment

2

accidental shooting

1

too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at

3

win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins

3

key person; important person

2

isn't it great?; carnival-like religious celebrations (e.g. dancing festivals) that occurred across Japan from June 1867 to May 1868

2

shogunate retainer; shogunate vassal

1

great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique

1

real power

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according to plan; as planned; on target

2