jpdb beta

pen and paper; writing

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besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so

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incomplete; unfinished

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sad story; tragic history

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war and peace; peace

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nothing special; nothing significant; not a problem

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author (usu. of a particular book); writer

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this year

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spring and autumn; spring and fall; years; age; The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu

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frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair

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sidelocks; hair at the temples

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to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither

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next year

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

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Fujimune

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Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar

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the whole world

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unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking

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country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)

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dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained

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one thing

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to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear

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to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated

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to stop writing; to put down one's pen; to close (a letter)

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offering ceremony held on the third day of the dog after the winter solstice; twelfth month of the lunisolar calendar; year in the Buddhist order (after the completion of the first meditation retreat)

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