jpdb beta

to gather; to collect; to assemble

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feudal retainer or warrior

6

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

6

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

1

study; pursuit of knowledge

2

to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous

2

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

21

to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need

7

please (do for me)

4

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

5

I can tell you; heh

3

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

17

what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

3

hey there; I say; see here

1

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

3

(arch.) indicates emphasis, intention, etc.; indicates emphasis, intention, etc.

18

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

15

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

2

study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science

3

if; in case; supposing

2

this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

8

guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)

1

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

1

warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer

5

all over Japan; throughout Japan

1

feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province

15

to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)

2

honorific/polite/humble prefix

17

liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

9

to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

2

standing in a row; forming a line; alignment

1

number; series of digits

2

slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

2

who

3

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

9

to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

2

be; is

17

teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder

40

to pick up; to find; to gather

1

Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)

17

becoming a lordless samurai

4

ronin; lordless samurai

2

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

1

to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

6

to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

4

please; somehow or other; one way or another

1

best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of

1

request; favour (to ask); wish; please

1

you

8

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

1