jpdb beta

small private school (esp. for cramming); private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)

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national wealth

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representative; exemplary; model

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feudal retainer or warrior

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shrine enshrining several gods

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Shinto priest; chief Shinto priest (of a shrine); Welsh onion; pun in Buddhist monk jargon

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Niwayama

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Takemasa

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to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture

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fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)

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myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)

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one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

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to lose a tooth; to lose one's teeth

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my; our; one's own

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old age; old person; the old; the aged

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one leaf; one page; one sheet; (arch.) one boat

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still more; especially

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to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

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to ask a high price; to overcharge

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anger; resentment; indignation; chagrin; irritation

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to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

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remote mountain; mountain recesses

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dancing; dance

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monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook

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mimicry; imitation

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best pupil; leading disciple

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Kanemitsu

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the husband of one's younger sister

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at a young age; while still young

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counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)

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to shine; to glitter; to be bright

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white gem

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look!; there!; here!; that is

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earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

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to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

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ambition; aspiration

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to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

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Matsuchiyama

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evening

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mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)

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to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to establish

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completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently

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pupil; student; follower

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geisha

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to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by

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rural cottage

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your (his) mother

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old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self

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bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun); Indonesia

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koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument

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