jpdb beta

to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of

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imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation

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fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee

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thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor

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to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

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preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving

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traveling incognito; travelling incognito

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looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)

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to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead

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stirring; rousing oneself

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to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)

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to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation

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exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement

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the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past

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next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)

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to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)

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

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to lose something

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argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

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no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever

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agreed; settled

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reluctant to; not inclined to; disinclined; unwilling

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isolated and helpless; alone and unassisted

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financial power; financial means; wealth

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diligent; absorbed (in something)

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keen eyes; piercing gaze; penetrating eyes; sharp eye; keen insight; keen perception

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clan

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burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite

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to be annoyed; to be inconvenienced

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speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible

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departure; leaving; going away; recession

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thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little

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powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness

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to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)

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taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)

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seeing; looking at

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someone; a certain person

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anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

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truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer

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red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

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versification; tanka poetry

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to reach; to get to; to arrive at

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literature

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bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

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Nara period (710-794); imperial court during Nara period

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Buddhist art

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fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic

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tea gathering (for the tea ceremony); some matter concerning tea; family tea gathering held in memory of deceased ancestors

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one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face

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flute; fife; pipe; whistle

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