jpdb beta

nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color

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to sit on a seat

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to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

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since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman

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reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for

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something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another

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family

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clear; precise; definite; distinct

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easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

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relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly

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external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)

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distinction; difference (between two things); sense of propriety; proper conduct (according to social or moral norms); accountability; taking clear responsibility (for a fault or failing)

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to steel oneself to; to brace oneself

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to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of

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falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

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to be able to conceal

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to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

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Oh well; yeah; good; OK

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bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy

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medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)

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good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)

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(national) capital (city); metropolis

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don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control

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older sister

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land of the gods; Japan; China

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to win; to gain victory

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to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)

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foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land

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to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten

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within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal

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warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war

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although there are many of them

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anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago

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Mongol invasions of Japan (1274, 1281)

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Japan and Qing China

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Japan and Russia; Russo-Japanese

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international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan

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defeat; loss; reverse; setback

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to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow

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Bunroku era (1592.12.8-1596.10.27)

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Keichō campaign (1597-98; incl. the second Japanese invasion of Korea in 1597)

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Imjin War (1592-1597)

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the Japanese; Japanese side; Japanese delegation; Japanese representatives

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evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat

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biggest; greatest; largest; maximum

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taikō (esp. Toyotomi Hideyoshi); title for a regent, later for the grand chancellor, also for the father of an Imperial adviser (advisor) who passed the role to his son

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Toyotomi Hideyoshi

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death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)

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victory; triumph; win; conquest; success

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to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate

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