jpdb beta

sovereign power; the reins of government

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giving the Emperor advice on affairs of state; assistance; counsel

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unworthy; unbecoming; improper

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document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone

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to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from

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logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber

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Murashige

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visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter

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waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening

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going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people

1

technique; method

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meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up

2

4th day of the month; four days

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official announcement; proclamation; issuance (of an order, ordinance, or warning)

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simply; merely; only; solely

3

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

1

complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression

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to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert

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outside Kyoto or the capital

2

demonstration; parade; show of strength

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practice; exercise; military exercise; manoeuvres; seminar

1

solemnly; respectfully; reverently; quietly; softly; silently

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laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest

1

tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle

1

murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post

1

self-respect; esteem; self-importance; pride

1

to make up one's mind; to calm oneself; to be patient; to endure

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to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)

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to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid

2

meritorious retainer

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honour; honor

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self-protection

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foolish; imbecile; feebleminded

1

keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently

1

nature; disposition

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to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up

2

part of the eyebrow closest to the nose

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gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)

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above all else

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highly ridiculous; quite absurd

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a blooming cut flower; glorious death

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to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

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now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now

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grave; tomb

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unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

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high-ranking court noble; senior court official; kugyō; three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)

3

participation in government; state councillor (in the ritsuryō system); state councilor; vice-minister (early Meiji period); Cabinet Councillor (1937-1943); Cabinet Councilor

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to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste

4

slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)

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to leave

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