jpdb beta

talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

3

then; well; so; be; is

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to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

2

head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

4

state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear

4

such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

5

Mito (city in Ibaraki)

5

person

5

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

2

whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

2

too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as

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

9

even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

1

government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve

2

intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation

3

(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit

1

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

3

until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

5

to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk

15

force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

2

to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire

1

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

6

circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money

1

than; other than; except; but

3

in that way; thus; so; so?

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Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)

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Saisuke

2

ha ha ha (laughter)

2

again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

4

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

4

win; victory

1

seems; I guess

1

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker

3

this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

3

equanimity; upeksa; upekkha

1

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

4

large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

3

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

5

large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

1

to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence

1

shall; should; must

1

go (board game)

1

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

1

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

6

ronin; lordless samurai

4

by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

1

now; the present time; just now; another; more

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very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

5

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

3

this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

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