jpdb beta

to entrust; to leave to a person

2

to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy

3

why; how

7

force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

10

while; during; while; although; all; both

3

you; dear; honey

39

narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

3

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

6

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

13

having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit

1

small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)

1

grove of the village shrine

1

worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

1

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

1

fisherman

1

person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)

1

narrow; thin (sized); slender

2

to suit; to match; to become; to be like

3

strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person

1

ambidexter; ambidexterity

1

school (e.g. of ikebana)

1

unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom

1

west

1

mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)

3

cram school; private tutoring school; juku

1

to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

4

fanatic

1

revere the Emperor; expel the western barbarians (19th century slogan)

2

advocate; disputant; debater; (present) writer; author

2

to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it

1

speech and conduct; words and deeds

1

slaughter; massacre

1

companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners

1

isolation; being alone; being friendless

1

becoming a lordless samurai

1

hostility; animosity; enmity

1

to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

1

to repeat; to do something over again

1

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

19

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

2

use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

1

the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

1

(one's) self; oneself

5

god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder

9

be; is

9

emperor (of Japan); mikado

4

tusk; fang

1

to turn towards; to point

2

blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity

1

-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

2