jpdb beta

soon; shortly; before long

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yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

1

now; the present time; just now; another; more

3

to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want

1

eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.

1

was; were

3

to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

2

sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question

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thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest

1

fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...

2

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

1

to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

2

Hino

2

group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect

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Ittō-ryū; school of swordsmanship founded during the early Edo period, from which many later schools branched

2

innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart

2

medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)

1

purple lightning; flash; swordflash

3

long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down

4

defense; defence; safeguard; protection

1

(spare) time; free time; time off; leave; resignation; dismissal

1

even

1

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

1

great speed; extreme speed; swiftness

1

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

2

certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

2

to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

2

who; what kind of person

2

once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone

1

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

1

to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)

2

Shinsengumi; Edo-period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities

2

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

1

to fear; to be afraid of

1

master swordsman; skilled fencer

2

Kyoto (city, prefecture)

1

patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman

1

class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

1

police sergeant (Edo period); low-ranking samurai who assisted daimyo or prominent military commanders (Muromachi period)

1

head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top

1

Heihachirou

2

to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

1

afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time

1

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

1

to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival

1

does not match (one's, its) appearance

1

grandma; grandmother

1

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)

1

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

2

one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough

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