jpdb beta

to know (a person); to think

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prime of life

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formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic

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to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour

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head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

2

morning sun

1

introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation

1

utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole

1

civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation)

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symbol

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(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely

4

personal; individual; private

2

as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

1

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

1

wrinkle; crease; ripple

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to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)

4

to get (someone's) help; to ask for help

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as a child; when one was a child; childhood

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living room

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furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality

1

grand chamberlain

5

since when; from when; how long

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facing south; southern exposure

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lounge; common room

1

private; personal

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official business; public business

1

practical; businesslike

1

to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store

1

chandelier

1

the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times

1

to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

2

king who is a father

2

treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like

2

dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp

1

presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out

1

gown; elegant dress; dressing gown; bathrobe

2

cord tied around the waist of a kimono before an obi is tied

1

to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

1

upturned eyes

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south

5

old age; old person; the old; the aged

1

being very busy; busyness

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to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn

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vigorous (in old age); hale and hearty

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military commander

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to perceive; to grasp (the situation)

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compromise; giving in

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first thing after rising; as soon as getting up

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to scan; to look over

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document; official papers

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