jpdb beta

hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

2

challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

1

come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm

1

empire; Empire of Japan

4

boy; son; man

1

if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so

8

gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure

1

to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet

1

no

2

but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

7

I; me; you; (arch.) manservant

8

remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme

1

sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor

2

indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

75

satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

2

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

5

you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you

2

that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you

15

at; in; at; when; by; with; so

31

how; in what way; by what means

1

to serve; to work for; to attend

1

to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

6

daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)

1

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

53

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

2

opinion; intention; thought

1

that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

2

indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm

14

to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far

1

warrant officer

3

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

1

other; another; over; more than; I; me

2

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question

131

(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback

4

before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner

1

mockery; derision; ridicule

1

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

1

ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

5

first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

1

forte; strong point

1

firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship

1

be; is

31

present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era

1

battlefield; battleground

1

at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of

1

my apologies; I'm sorry; excuse me

1

disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!

1

so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

4

honorific/polite/humble prefix

2

to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

1