jpdb beta

leaflet; flyer; scattering; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand

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(one) letter; (one) character

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double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)

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repetition mark in hiragana

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rule; (ruled) line; line (on a go board, shogi board, etc.)

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to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

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leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader

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pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)

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underline; side line (equivalent to underlining in vertically written text)

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great; grand; extensive; large-scale

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emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone

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to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry

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chastity belt

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expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

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oversight; omission

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call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question

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confession; admission

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circulation; dissemination

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to lower (a price, tax, standard, etc.); to bring down; to demote; to withdraw (a proposal, request, etc.); to abandon; to withdraw (troops, etc.)

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to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes

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outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude

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mental; spiritual; emotional

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insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt

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they; those guys; those fellows

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base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low

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bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite

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stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded

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willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition

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person of letters; literary person

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Peterburg

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moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment

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friend

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to address

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800; eight hundred; multitude; large number

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Russia

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should do; ought to do

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because; the reason is; if you want to know why

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Kaei era (1848.2.28-1854.11.27)

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black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market

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Uraga magistrate (oversaw inspection of ships and cargo entering Edo Bay via Uraga; Edo period)

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Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace

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translation; deciphering; decoding; translation

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museum

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foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese

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to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)

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can't be helped (of situation, reason, etc.); unavoidable

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back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary

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to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)

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like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...

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-less; lacking; non-existing

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