jpdb beta

sword play; samurai drama

1

splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

6

movement; move; motion; trend; development; change

1

to do

1

although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

3

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

14

that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)

5

blind man; masseur (usu. blind)

1

sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

2

to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)

1

previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

3

we; us

4

taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...

1

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

1

programme; program; plans; arrangements

2

remote mountain; mountain recesses

6

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

1

street corner

1

stomach ache; abdominal pain

1

to suffer; to groan; to be worried

1

to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

1

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

1

lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger

1

ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

8

father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)

4

harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict

1

to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

7

care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter

3

to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

6

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

10

easy task; no problem

1

which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

2

about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip

1

(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me

1

person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

1

to serve; to work for; to attend

1

Maeda

1

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

6

to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)

2

residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

2

to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

4

lately; recently

1

samurai; warrior; military family

1

not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover

2

official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open

2

estate; homestead; house and land (it stands on); messuage

1

thief; robber; burglar; bandit

3

to have an eye on; to zero in on

1

money and goods

1

dress; clothes; drapery

1