jpdb beta

to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge

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distress; anguish; mental suffering

1

uncalled-for remark; impertinent remark

1

objection; dissent; protest

1

bright; intelligent

1

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

2

what sort of; what kind of; what way

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stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)

1

strutting; sticking out the chest

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this year

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Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)

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Imperial era; system of counting years from the start of Emperor Jimmu's reign in 660 BCE

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Engi era (901.7.15-923.4.11)

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Tenryaku era (947.4.22-957.10.27)

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foolish question; stupid question; one's question

1

the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe

4

to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock; to make fun of

1

unhappy; sad; miserable; wretched; gloomy; melancholic

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painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

2

sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble

2

water's edge; beach; shore

1

height (of summer, party, etc.); (in) full swing

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to row up to (e.g. a ship)

2

sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup

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lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily

1

wharf; bridge; jetty; pier

1

cold; short; curt; blunt

1

to arrive (by car, bike, etc.); to drive up to; to draw up at; to get used to riding; to get used to driving

3

to jump from one thing to another

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simple; easy; simplistic; inexpensive; cheap

2

one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section

3

making one's way in the world; (making a) living; (earning a) livelihood; business; trade; occupation

3

rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)

1

manservant employed by a samurai (Edo period)

4

bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy

3

in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing

2

to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved

1

anxiety; concern; (secret) fear; (hydatidiform) mole

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closing years of the Tokugawa shogunate and the Meiji Restoration (1850s-1860s); Bakumatsu and Meiji Restoration

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geographical; geographic

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Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)

2

to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)

1

political

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economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal

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(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force

1

cultural

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... and westward; in and to the west of ...

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(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness

2

sumo (wrestling); sumo wrestler; rikishi

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monarchy; imperial rule

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