jpdb beta

to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)

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please (give me); please (do for me)

2

repeatedly; frequently; over and over; exceedingly; sincerely; very much

1

just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously

1

the other day; some time ago; recently

1

king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne

1

be; is

2

father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father

1

to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)

1

fate; destiny

1

oneself; one's body

1

to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

1

young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

1

one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future

1

you

3

Japanese person

2

what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

3

Murakami

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to say; to be called; to do

3

infancy; childhood; tender age

1

than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except

1

near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal

1

to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)

1

ancestor; forefather; foremother

3

Japantown (esp. historical Japantowns in Southeast Asia founded in the 16th-17th centuries)

1

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

1

warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent

2

Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon

1

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

1

to age; to grow old

1

be (that) as it may; having said that

1

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

1

to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

1

(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that

3

again; once more; a second time

1

my; our; one's own

2

disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot

1

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

1

person

2

oh!; ah!; oh no

1

inherited; family (heirloom); ancestral

1

Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)

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Osafune

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to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful

1

grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)

2

dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

1

these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour

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also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

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this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

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grandfather; male senior-citizen

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