jpdb beta

government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official

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army

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instruction; guidance; tutelage; (arch.) licensed elementary school teacher

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Seizou

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envoy; diplomat below the rank of ambassador (e.g. deputy chief of mission, charge d'affaires); minister (of legation)

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literature

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breaks and pauses (in a sentence); punctuation; way of reading (esp. kanbun)

2

origin; source; virtuous ancestor

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view (of life, etc.); outlook

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charity; benevolence; philanthropy; (love for) humanity; fraternity; brotherhood

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chemistry

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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

2

all kinds of things; various things; large number of people

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life; living; I; me; student

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existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

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viscount

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Minister of Education

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rangaku; study of Western knowledge through the Dutch language during the Edo period

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the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Serpent; hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon); south-southeast; fourth month of the lunar calendar

2

Ainosuke

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Kenjirō

1

admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation

1

vice-admiral

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measurement; surveying

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department (of a university or hospital); course (of study); branch of study; family

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long

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Hikosuke

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opportunity; chance; time; occasion

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interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

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to be found

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selection; choice; screening

1

to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely

2

high-explosive projectile

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a quarrel; argument

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platinum (Pt)

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conveying (an intention, meaning, etc.); communicating; (verbal) message; word (from someone); tradition; folklore

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(wearing) a loincloth alone; nothing but a loincloth

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operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing

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pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash

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squash; pumpkin

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mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly

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to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)

2

sitting with one knee drawn up

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to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry

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creation; nature; the Universe

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land of the gods; Japan; China

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Kijima

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come on; hurry up; chop chop; yeah; that's right; exactly

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speaking of; (I told you) already; come on

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to break free of

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