jpdb beta

much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner

1

meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast

1

secrecy; highly classified information

2

leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)

1

scandal; deplorable event

1

lately; recently

5

to occur; to happen

3

conflict; strife

2

revere the Emperor; expel the western barbarians (19th century slogan)

3

overthrow of the shogunate

6

to exert oneself; to make efforts

1

oath; vow; pledge; covenant

1

so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

3

to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember

1

disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing

1

obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction

1

day and night

1

strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification

2

to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent

1

inn; tavern; basket used by travellers to carry food and other supplies; basket used by travellers to carry horse fodder

4

temples and shrines

1

thorough; exhaustive; complete

1

search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation

3

disguise; masquerade

1

downtown

1

unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual

1

encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)

1

Banshuuakou

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country samurai

3

proceeding to the capital

1

armor and helmet (armour)

1

quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty

2

to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)

1

side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time

1

various fiefdoms; various domains

2

loyalty to the emperor

4

imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation

2

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

1

arms and ammunition; weapons and ammunition

1

ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son

1

fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification

2

to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)

1

one's person; around one's person

1

wood and charcoal; fuel

1

to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death

1

for generations; hereditary; generation after generation

1

piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood

1

charcoal; charred remains

1

to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell

1

(present) head of a family

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