jpdb beta

servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling

1

to feel ashamed

2

understanding and acceptance; spiritual awakening; a heart that understands truth; (feeling of) resignation

1

irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going

2

explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

3

courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness

1

guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy

2

too much; excessive; too

4

long time; long interval; for quite some time

1

to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct

2

truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

3

to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess

2

substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality

1

whether (or not); if

8

connection; link; relationship

1

sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly

3

jail; gaol; prison

18

account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters

17

popular name; common name; nickname; alias

1

thin dōjinshi, usually featuring adult content

2

existing; living; extant

1

phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing

6

Meiji period (1868-1912)

1

socialist (person)

1

poet

1

rhinoceros

1

poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems

2

printing

3

bookbinding; binding (a book)

1

authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office

1

to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear

2

to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

2

to remain; to be left

12

printer

1

at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly

1

to hide; to conceal

2

tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart

1

important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

6

to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed

1

if it is (the case that ...)

1

absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness

2

socialism

1

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

3

pre-war days; before the war

1

Osaka (city)

2

very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

3

war; fighting; fierce competition

1

confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically

1

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

2

to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot

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