jpdb beta

originally; by nature; from the start

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imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government

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secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent

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intelligence operative; spy

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life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death

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to cultivate; to foster

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descendant; posterity; offspring

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bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)

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secret art; the mysteries

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country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)

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Edo period (1603-1868)

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is not; am not; are not

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parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

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period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

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uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

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people; men and women; each person; everybody

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rush; charge

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colored; color-tinted

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sand; grit

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weed

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mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)

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poison

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success rate

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no matter how much time passes

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one third; a third part

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eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son

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obedient; docile; quiet

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to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede

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if; in case; supposing

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approval; endorsement

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obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

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to keep secret; to conceal

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left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left

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to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

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I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity

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to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison

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where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

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scattered; separated; dispersed

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to live in hiding; to live as a recluse

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exceedingly; extremely; decisively

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sense of sight; vision

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the sense of hearing

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next; secondly; subsequently

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taste; palate; sense of taste

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life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

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symptoms; condition (of a patient)

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cause; origin; source

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the five senses

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to take someone's life; to kill someone

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symbol; sign; (secret) price mark; secret language; code

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