jpdb beta

study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount

5

ha ha ha (laughter)

3

seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

9

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

1

face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence

2

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

2

to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after

1

in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

1

plait; braid

2

more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

2

life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

3

to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice

1

honour; honor; glory; privilege

1

knowing; being aware (of)

1

used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)

1

splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

1

war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces

1

to win; to gain victory

1

dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence

1

long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down

2

there; that way; you

1

to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake

1

superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis

1

-less; lacking; non-existing

1

(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)

1

existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

1

very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...

1

happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

2

lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness

1

won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you

1

enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten

1

to live through; to survive

3

always; constantly; at all times; habitually

1

death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)

3

to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)

5

pride; boast; credit (to)

2

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

10

morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)

2

to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)

1

Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition

2

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with

1

seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

1

absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness

3

to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made

7

you; dear; honey

3

to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into

1

Keiko

6

sword fight; sword play

4

playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together

2

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

3