jpdb beta

all times and places; all ages and countries

1

to lead (a man) around by the nose

1

jawbone; mandible

2

attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture

1

to look after (often medically); to take care of

4

previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session

1

brocade; fine dress; fine clothes

1

decoration; ornament; trimmings

1

Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)

2

to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash

1

curiosity; rare item; rarity; rare opportunity which could be beneficial

1

Ookura Kihachirou (1837.10.23-1928.4.22)

1

canned beef

1

munitions; military stores

1

canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space

4

manufacture; production

1

to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind

1

manufacturer; maker

1

massive failure; debacle; fiasco

1

losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown

1

flat broke; cleaned out; penniless

2

having nothing; being free of earthly attachments

1

November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar

1

hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)

4

to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

1

yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)

4

Busan (South Korea); Pusan

4

fishing industry; fishery

3

association; union; guild

2

headquarters; head office; main office

1

piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)

10

primary biography; standard biography

1

youngest brother; last disciple

1

your elder brother

4

heaven and earth

1

symptoms; condition (of a patient)

1

guiding principle; single-minded policy; one's sole talent; single spear

1

China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man

1

governor-general; governor; viceroy

1

to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)

1

supervision; supervisor

2

(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam

1

one's own account (of something); account one got (heard) from somebody at first hand

2

ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom

10

to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around

1

misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune

2

cinch; pushover; easy matter; light snack; cake served with tea

1

often; frequently

1

hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar

3

torpedo boat

2