jpdb beta

people; men and women; each person; everybody

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to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir

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major incident; major happening; big scandal

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was

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overwhelming

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military force; military strength

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bakufu; shogunate

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founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion

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strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

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to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

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state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication

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just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally

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presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in

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to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with

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measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy

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to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

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several months

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after

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Miura Peninsula

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coast; shore; littoral

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defense; defence; guard; policing; security

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wherein; therein; thereinto

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other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but

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

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baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)

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one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor

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boy

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to have one's name entered (in a list)

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Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period

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to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst

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to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

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big; large; great

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turning point

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to become; to amount to

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Nizaemon

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pigeon; dove

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(pet) owner; keeper

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Abeshikibu

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to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

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thief; robber; burglar; bandit

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clouds and fog

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one party; one faction; one clique

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to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

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arson; incendiarism

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revision

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Nagoya (city)

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footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)

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to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit

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very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

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clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

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