jpdb beta

as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction

2

serious; not joking; straight

4

ignorance; inexperience; unfamiliarity

1

used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)

2

to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off

1

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

1

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

1

husband

4

old horse

3

safety; security

1

time for battle; military secrets; strategy

1

safety first (principle)

1

rather; better; instead; if anything

4

unselfish; selfless; disinterested

5

to avoid

1

as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early

1

extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness

3

to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)

1

branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray

2

to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious

2

cutting away

1

opportuneness; timeliness; opportunity; occasion

1

(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees

1

revolt; rebellion; war

2

to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position

2

martial arts; military arts; Bushido

2

labour and management; labor and management

1

under the command (of); under the banner (of); influenced (by)

1

in advance; beforehand; previously

1

nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin

1

acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard

3

fortune; luck

1

shelf; ledge; rack; trellis

2

(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind

2

so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)

1

presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness

1

to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind

1

to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below

1

farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case

1

one's whole life; one's lifetime

2

strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)

2

(arch.) leader of a nobleman's cavalcade; animal messenger of the gods (i.e. a fox)

1

to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)

1

wrinkle; crease; ripple

2

arm; skill; efforts; ability

1

to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)

1

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

2

one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section

1

owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)

1

far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

1