jpdb beta

keeping house; being confined to one's house

4

cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation

1

after having come this far; now that we've come this far

1

speech; expression; wording; language

1

to be able to manage somehow or another

1

bandit; brigand

1

to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

1

eyepatch; eye bandage

1

letter (of alphabet); character; writing

1

first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)

1

dragon (as depicted in Western myths)

1

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

1

changing one's clothes; a change of clothes

1

Imai Soukun

2

companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

1

to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)

1

to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside

2

white clothing

8

reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)

2

squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern

6

to take a breath; to take a short rest

1

funny story; funny anecdote

1

arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished

1

retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion

2

superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!

2

breaking wind; fart

1

meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous

2

long ago; already; a long time ago

1

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

1

there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there

1

it's probably so; it stands to reason

3

after all; because; but; even; too; as well

1

seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)

4

forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding

2

of course; certainly; naturally

1

to thank

1

misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful

4

to be scared

1

to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels

1

sharp sighted; easily awakened

2

white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd

1

paper

1

wild; unruly; arrogant; endless (e.g. spending); uncontrolled; rampant (e.g. weeds)

1

wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)

1

when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

1

provincial theatrical performance

2

in those days

1

physical condition; state of health

1

sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable

1

to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough

1