jpdb beta

at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully

2

sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages

2

sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages

3

alcohol; sake

7

because

2

a little bit; a little while

8

to have a reason; to have an excuse

1

what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...

1

imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government

5

nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

25

boy

1

to take up employment

2

ago; since; before; previous

3

to carry over; to carry forward; to keep (for later); to defer

1

foreign country

1

negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands

1

something or other; one thing or another; this or that

1

(arch.) three-legged metal pot or kettle (used in ancient China)

2

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

7

world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign

10

before long; even now

7

black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market

1

article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry

2

sea; ocean; waters

3

to make an onslaught (on); to close in (on)

1

inner citadel; core; center; centre

1

cough; ahem

1

gun; cannon; artillery

1

to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell

1

great war; great battle; world war

1

carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggybacking; (arch.) last; (arch.) end

1

to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder

4

dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure

4

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

3

every year; yearly; annually

1

moat; fosse; canal; ditch

26

duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck

1

this year

2

one (bird)

1

to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration

4

public affairs; the court; the shogun; the shogunate

2

calamity; misfortune

1

still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...

3

evening; dusk

3

permanence; eternity

1

feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)

2

to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip

5

open sea; Okinawa

1

blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings

21

cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead

1