jpdb beta

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

4

senility; dotage; decrepitude

2

unavoidable; no help for

1

bow (salute, greeting)

4

tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)

4

fretfully; impatiently

1

to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards

1

hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket

1

open sea; Okinawa

4

money; funds

3

some; several; many; how many; how much; very

6

a certain ...; some ...

21

to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful

1

paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka

1

start; commencement; beginning; initiation

4

with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease

2

kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords

4

country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)

6

smouldering fire; smoldering fire; embers

2

to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest

2

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

3

emergency; unexpectedness

1

war funds; war chest; campaign fund

2

to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear

1

gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash

14

often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently

3

notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding

1

household belongings; household possession; furniture and household goods; goods and chattels; home furnishings; household goods

1

all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of

5

among the mountains

3

certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

5

old story; reminiscence

1

corner; nook

3

half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous

1

to view; to contemplate

1

without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory

2

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

1

to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

1

that is; namely; i.e.

6

to fold (one's) arms; to stand by and do nothing; to look on passively

1

to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

1

that matter; those matters

2

feudal lord; daimyo

2

wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)

5

(arch.) not; is; are

1

consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp

4

reply; answer; response

1

waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away

1

inevitably; certainly

2

so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case

2