jpdb beta

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

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design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause

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come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

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important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

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expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation

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in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue

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to tear off; to strip; to rob

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next; following; subsequent; stage; station

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Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)

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once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

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land route; overland route; by land; overland

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sea route

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with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

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harbour; harbor; port

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that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

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to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

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

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voiced consonant in Japanese

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harbour

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the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket

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ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

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ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)

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far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

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Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)

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Kyoto (city, prefecture)

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Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo

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spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul

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mountain hiking; walking in the mountains

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Ryukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture

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Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)

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after all; because; but; even; too; as well

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(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course

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at any rate; anyhow

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stronghold; citadel; headquarters

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but; however; provided that

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as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever

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safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

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winning a battle; victory; victorious battle

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laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

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to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

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to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

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good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)

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few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

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which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

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to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

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loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback

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supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

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to give; to do (something) for

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town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

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meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one

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