jpdb beta

people; citizens; subjects; folk

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to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

4

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

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feudal lord

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will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope

2

of course; certainly; naturally

2

need; want; necessity; costs; expenses

2

it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written

1

round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money

4

I; me

5

to make use of; to use (money) for; to lend (money); to advance (e.g. a loan); to accommodate (someone) with

1

actually; really; truly; in practice; practically

1

to become; to be

3

and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

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

2

high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)

1

a little bit; a little while

1

beyond one's means or position

1

preparations for war

1

eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.

2

most; extremely

1

important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

1

samurai family; samurai class; samurai stock; samurai; warrior

1

duty; role; function

1

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

4

everything; anything; nothing

1

to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite

1

Ihira

4

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

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endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

4

sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

1

to order; to command; to appoint

2

to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent

1

blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith

3

village

1

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

4

if; in case; supposing

4

to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)

2

than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above

1

cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet

2

to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

1

another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to

2

to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)

1

to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor

1

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

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feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace

4

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

2

to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

1

to say; to be called; to do

4

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

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