jpdb beta

fifty; 50

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year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

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66-odd provinces of old Japan; (lit.) 60-odd states

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to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear

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Eimon

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well; now; then

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inlet; bay

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island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf

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(festivity) page; baby; child; (arch.) boys kept by pederasts

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rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)

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everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress

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to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

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long-sleeved kimono

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bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot

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pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure

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Yuigahama

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to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)

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wave; ups and downs

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in a drenched manner; moistly; affectionately; fondly; slowly; at ease

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to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

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badger game; scheme in which a man and woman trick another man into a compromising situation for blackmail

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young girl; lass; adolescent female

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small bag

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slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark

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tear; rip; breach; spoilage; waste; wastepaper

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bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly

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rumour (of a love affair); rumor; romance; (arch.) bad reputation

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dragon-head gargoyle; gutter spout

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earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

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prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong

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again and again

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gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

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Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam

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to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing

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torii; Shinto shrine archway

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several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number

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Hachiman (God of War); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly

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Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

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shrine parishioner

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Kamakura (city)

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homelessness; homeless person; being removed from the family register (Edo period)

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title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank

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to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

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Bentenkozo

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Kikunosuke

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moon; month

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Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)

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Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo

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growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing

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brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost

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