jpdb beta

shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

1

grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine

1

counter for temples

1

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

1

remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme

1

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

2

Mito (city in Ibaraki)

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Kōmon

1

to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)

2

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)

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Tokugawa Mitsukuni (1628-1700)

4

unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans

1

consists of; comprises; is made up of

1

secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent

1

group; mass

1

to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

1

Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo

1

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

1

in order to; for the purpose of; must; should

1

secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private

1

running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts

1

to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

4

large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

1

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

2

in that way; thus; so; the same; so?

5

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

1

certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

4

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

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daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)

1

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

3

to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)

1

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

1

that; those; the

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at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

1

what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

2

privy; toilet

2

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

2

tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone

1

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

3

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

2

ah; oh; hey!

4

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

1

return; coming back

1

to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)

1

there; that way; you

4

to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)

2

yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?

5

to get lost; to become lost; to go astray

1

to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

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thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

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