jpdb beta

devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice

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harmony; concord; agreement; unity; union

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to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express

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all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives

1

theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan

1

reason; grounds

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the street; the town

1

wide; extensive; comprehensive; far-reaching; widespread

1

acquisition; possession

1

to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to

1

internal; domestic

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Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period

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Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

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study of the English language as a means to acquire Western knowledge (esp. after the end of Japan's period of isolation); English literature; British studies

1

modernization; modernisation

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Japan

2

that year; same year; same age

1

Samuel Smiles

1

work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking

1

self-help; self-reliance

1

argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

1

Nakamura Masanao (1832.6.24-1891.6.7)

1

translation; version (e.g. "English version")

2

western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon

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fixing one's aim in life; deciding one's life goal

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compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work

1

Fukuzawa Yukichi (1834-1901)

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the West; the Occident; Western countries

1

bestseller

3

two eights; hachi-hachi (type of game)

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Aeba Kouson

1

conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

2

reading with pleasure

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Dutch (language)

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grandchild

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English (language)

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original (text)

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translation into Japanese

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Charles Lamb

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drama; play; Chinese opera

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The Merchant of Venice (play by William Shakespeare)

1

to translate; to interpret

1

not a little; not a few; considerable

1

translation; deciphering; decoding; translation

2

publication; issue

3

adaptation (of a novel, play, etc.)

1

what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak

1

hero; great man

1

about the middle (of an era); middle lobe (right lung); median lobe (prostate)

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culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

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