jpdb beta

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

3

decisive battle; deciding match; play-off

1

time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

3

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

1

Heike family; Taira family

17

to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin

2

Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family

9

theme music

1

source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root

4

first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began

2

December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar

2

18th day of the month; 18 days

1

six; 6

6

wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency

6

lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk

6

to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

1

something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman

12

older brother

3

that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

2

figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition

2

what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?

3

indicates question

1

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

6

adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)

9

return; welcome home

1

because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly

1

immediately; promptly

2

to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious

6

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

1

hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)

1

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

2

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

3

road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism

4

to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge

7

in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)

1

neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing

1

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

2

to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx

1

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

4

father

5

surely; certainly

1

honorific/polite/humble prefix

18

anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation

1

be; is

2

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

2

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

19

as you know; as we know

1

medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State

9

trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance

9

mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

5