jpdb beta

to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous

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-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

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using as an intermediary; through

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former lord

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to enquire; to inquire; to seek information

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wandering

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secret; private; surreptitious

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entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning

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that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

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behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

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sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

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to be matched against (in a sports contest)

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arm; skill; efforts; ability

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to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)

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a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a

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daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)

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(art of) fencing; swordsmanship

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instructor

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to employ; to engage

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to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)

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and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...

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hence; for that reason

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to settle (a dispute)

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weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation

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form; shape; figure; visage

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government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve

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everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

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day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

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to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

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to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

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victory or defeat; match; contest; game

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to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

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intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation

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absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

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talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

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after

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early morning

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place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

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soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost

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strict; stern

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counter for temples

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grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts

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unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate

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school (e.g. of ikebana)

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perception; intuition; the sixth sense

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the place for; the time for; the level of

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(giving) instruction; initiation

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after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

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thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)

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depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program

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