jpdb beta

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

1

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

10

taking care of oneself (esp. used as an epistolary imperative); self-love

1

ha ha ha; hee hee hee

1

society; the world; the times

1

in comparison to; rather than

1

that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family

4

father

2

to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

1

ruler; monarch; sovereign

1

to backbite

1

reason; cause; circumstances

1

disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

1

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

3

in this way; thus; such; uh...

2

bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly

3

man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend

2

is not; am not; are not

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

2

emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife

3

all; everything

1

to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan

2

holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night

1

to do

1

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

2

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

2

foreign country

3

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

1

America; American; fist

1

black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market

6

a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily

2

charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price

2

the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way

1

to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock

1

important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency

2

come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something

1

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

1

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

1

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

3

to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen

7

to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

1

local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator

2

counter for places

2

that; those; the

3

smoke; fumes

1

fire; conflagration

2

black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty

1

to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee

1

fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

3