jpdb beta

recent years

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big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

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to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

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to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...

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shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

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than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except

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to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon

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honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

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imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government

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honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

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oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

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benevolent rule

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to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down

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sooner or later; in time; eventually

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to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

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by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently

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Japan

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downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction

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remote cause; underlying cause; indirect cause

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to become; to be

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inevitably; certainly

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warning (to society)

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book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

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reform; reformation; reorganization

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(written) appeal; circular; manifesto; encouragement; encouraging words; letter of encouragement

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to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

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thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

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or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

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... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...

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to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with

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here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order

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anyhow; in any case

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to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

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immediately; at once; instantly

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management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

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in order to; for the purpose of; must; should

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Edoyashiki

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to order; to command; to appoint

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aha!; yes sir

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direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

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shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander

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to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart

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to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

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defense; defence; guard; policing; security

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guard; patrol; escort

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plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick

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there is nothing; having nothing

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unarmed; without weapons

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the very thing; itself

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furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

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