jpdb beta

to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

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black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market

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to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter

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as you see; as you can see

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Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill

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ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

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to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)

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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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to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired

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Nagasaki (city, prefecture)

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a step; short distance; short time

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delay; lag; postponement; falling behind

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no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

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emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being

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good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

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to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy

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we; us

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same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case

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feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment

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life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

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(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future

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big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important

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asking; enquiring; searching; looking for

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that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family

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grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence

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in line with this; therefore; consequently; so; such being the case; in that regard

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to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

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reason; cause; circumstances

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for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while

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trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

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Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!

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again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

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to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

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mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door

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one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

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for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now

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thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee

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endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

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to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose

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umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap

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to increase; to multiply

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earnings

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behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

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tenth day of the month; ten days

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to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

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covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext

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canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle

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(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery

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occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

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such; this sort of; like this

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