jpdb beta

all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

1

bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel

1

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

184

Fuyuu

7

different school (e.g. of ikebana)

5

floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)

4

you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

30

attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning

48

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

76

victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome

1

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

11

loyal retainer; loyal subject

1

certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

237

treacherous retainer

1

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.)

1

the way of the world; the lay of the land; the inescapable circumstances (of life)

1

to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious

28

written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); a text written entirely in kana; graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); rough draft

16

to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

32

at that time; in those days

8

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

27

(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)

9

Kamakura (city)

1

like; as if; the same as

2

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

17

avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)

13

ancient times

1

our country; our land; one's own country

1

any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever

3

will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope

133

speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise

2

shipbuilding industry

1

wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability

3

place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

11

to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

10

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

5

to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

46

sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

11

for example; for instance; e.g.

44

Aki (former province located in the west of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)

1

autumn; fall

9

Suō (former province located in the southeast of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)

4

sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan); sappanwood dye (red in colour); layered colour (light brown on the front, dark red beneath)

4

even now; still; as yet

36

and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

38

Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times

16

in; on; at (place); as for; regarding

81

construction; architecture (of buildings)

1

lumber; timber; wood

2

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

30