jpdb beta

like; similar to; as with; in the same way

3

to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)

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Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

2

to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point

2

comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...

1

your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)

1

inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

2

quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord

1

to be reliable

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that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

1

particularly; especially; in particular; expressly

1

elderly nobleman

1

the late; the deceased

1

behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

2

right in half

1

to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

1

to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin

1

to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)

3

that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

1

backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back

1

nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

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commoner; patriot; humble subject; late Edo period commoner opposition movement (mid-18th century to mid-19th century)

3

direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

2

rather; sooner; preferably

1

to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched

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easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

1

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

1

only; nothing but

3

name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

2

-less; lacking; non-existing

1

I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

2

example; model

1

where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

1

stirring; rousing oneself

1

readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation

2

what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on

1

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

1

to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

1

these guys; these fellows

1

what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest

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one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

1

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

1

fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

1

language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking

1

to be touching; to be moving

1

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

2

dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

1

fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest

1

reason; cause; circumstances

1

person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

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