jpdb beta

reference materials; specimen for reference; reference item; specimen

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auditorium; lecture hall

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dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

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old castle; old fortress

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growing thickly; growing densely

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evening; dusk

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crow (Corvus spp.); raven

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crow (Corvus spp.); raven

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seeming very ...

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to be scattered; to straggle; to be found here and there

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residence; mansion; estate; dwelling

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(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely

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summit (of a mountain)

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level ground; plain; flatland

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ancient times

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cornerstone; foundation stone

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remote village

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birth

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place in the shade of a mountain; shelter of the mountains; mountain recess

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traffic route

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rival chiefs

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fortress; stronghold; citadel

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minute; meticulous

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prosperity

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secluded life

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ancient burial mound; barrow; tumulus

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shrines and temples

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Emperor Temmu (?-686 CE, reigning: 673-686 CE)

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miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness

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child of an emperor

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to give; to do ...

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sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake

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imperial prince

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to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate

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narrow; small; confined; narrow-minded; intolerant

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bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun); travelling female entertainer dressed as a nun (Kamakura, Muromachi periods); lowly prostitute dressed as a nun (Edo period); female servant hired to take the blame for a noblewoman's farts

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(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel

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profligate; licentious; of loose morals; emotional; passionate; sentimental

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witch

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countless; incalculable

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full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

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Kenmu era (of unified Japan) (1334.1.29-1336.2.29); Kenmu era (of the Northern Court) (1336.2.29-1338.8.28)

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north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea

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spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple

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throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

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conquest; subjugation; overcoming

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one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity

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bloodshed

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grave; tomb

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hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

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