jpdb beta

root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature

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vassal; retainer

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hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)

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beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf

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Ieyasu

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Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill

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branch castle

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plait; braid

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Sanada Nobushige (1567-1615.6.3)

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large army

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to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject

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pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)

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substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)

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ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer

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great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique

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Gotou Matabee

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Mouri Katsunaga

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young woman strongly interested in pre-Edo history; young woman making use of speech and mannerisms of pre-industrial Japan; female history buff

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antique; historical object; pre-Meiji period drama; period piece

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Sanada Yukimura

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turning (a comic, novel, etc.) into a serialized TV-show; dramatization

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to be performed (on the stage); to be in the limelight

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schedule; program; programme; itinerary

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world fair; international exposition

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gulf coast; bay coast

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industrial area

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to follow in order; to go through step-by-step

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change; fluctuation

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to prevent; to take precautions

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memories; recollections; reminiscence

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feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation

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heat of the day; hottest part of the day

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waterfall; (arch.) rapids

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to blow out; to spout out

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pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to

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crisp; staccato; piquant; clear

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interest (in something); enthusiasm

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in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing

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to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

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waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away

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replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching

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having in mind; happening to know of; idea

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criminal nature; criminality

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life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood

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peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity

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friction; discord; strife

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leaving or staying; (one's) course of action; (one's) position; (one's) attitude

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rush mat; matting; mat

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unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)

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small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall

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