jpdb beta

hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains

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to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit

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to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail

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but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

3

he; him; boyfriend

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still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

2

to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

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to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

8

to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

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another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very

2

face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence

3

music

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Matsudaira Sadanobu (1758-1829)

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thrift; economy; frugality

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to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on

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Kansei Reforms (series of conservative government measures; 1787-1793)

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failure; mistake; blunder

1

to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime

1

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

1

to hold one's breath

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common people; ordinary people; masses

1

vitality; energy; dynamism

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to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with

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Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo

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art; the arts

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such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

4

study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science

1

not limited to; not just ...

1

free and easy; open and natural; not fastidious

1

character; traits; ethos

1

to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

1

(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

1

when it becomes; when it comes to

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

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frequent; incessant

2

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

2

commerce; trade

1

to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for

1

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

4

altogether; entirely

1

refusal; rejection

1

to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

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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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Uraga

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from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point

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approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction

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year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

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after

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Hizen (former province located in present-day Saga and Nagasaki prefectures, excluding Tsushima and Oki Islands)

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han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province

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