jpdb beta

penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)

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to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

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Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty

2

raining; downpour

2

occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture

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prostitute; harlot

1

pen

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public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior

2

shed; barn; outhouse

2

to lose one's energy; to be cowardly

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in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces

1

shameless; shameless person

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funeral service

5

distribution of mementos

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to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight

3

one's daughter and heiress

1

unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity

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Tokutomi Roka (1868.12.8-1927.9.18)

4

point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise

2

Sei Shonagon (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)

1

(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)

1

to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse

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to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up

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to put someone to trouble

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to get wet

2

suckling child; babe in arms; child at the breast; baby; infant

1

tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)

1

another's parent; another's parents

1

to worry oneself (about)

1

notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal

1

pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing

1

school rules; school regulations

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hardships; privations; difficulties

1

pain; agony; bitterness

1

(acting) together; jointly; cooperatively; in partnership; side by side; (lit.) holding hands

1

driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance

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maternal love

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fabrication; pipe dream

2

overeagerness; rashness; forward step-out

1

without

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ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)

1

holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)

1

(convalescent) rest

4

to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb

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once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime

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Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)

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Hyūga (former province located in present-day Miyazaki Prefecture); Hyūga (city)

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son

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(my) wife; inside the home; one's family

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being proficient in both; combine both

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