jpdb beta

reason

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(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child

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pleasant feeling; good vibes

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thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo

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Okinawan person

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dynasty

4

collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict

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to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher

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the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way

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research visit; visit to collect data (esp. historical, folklore, etc.)

2

Kanjun

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Masamori

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obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

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hill road

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passage; fare; shipping charges

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Japanese language (as a school subject in Japan)

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street stall; stand; booth

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sewing; needlework; embroidery

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to shed light; to cast light

1

homemade; made in-house; housemade; made on the premises

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patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy

1

to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back

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to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be

1

appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance

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lovers' tiff; quarrel between lovers; chattering; idle talk

1

to call back; to recall

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leader; guide; mentor; coach

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to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits

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state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication

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composer

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Nakayama Shinpei (1887.3.22-1952.12.30)

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to be enchanted; to be charmed

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year before last

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Oosumikoudou

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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to be rustic; to be countrified; to have a rural feel

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wokou; wakō; Japanese pirates who raided the Chinese and Korean coastlines between the 13th and 16th centuries

4

humanities and sciences; reason; logic; line of thought (in a piece of writing); thread (of meaning)

1

Ryukyu Islands; southern chain of the Nansei Islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture

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historic landmark; historic site; historic remains

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anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety

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(Okinawa) sacred site; sacred grove

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written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); a text written entirely in kana; graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); rough draft

5

(written) work; book; (written) by; clearness; obviousness

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pitch-black; darkness

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rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)

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variant edition (of a book); alternative version; different manuscript; strange book; rare book; unique book

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main island of Okinawa

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prohibition; inhibition; ban

2

private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside

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