jpdb beta

to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect

1

thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

7

vassal; retainer

3

to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on

1

to say; to state

1

ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)

1

by all means; at all costs; absolutely

1

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

2

declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

2

of course; certainly; naturally

2

(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me

2

person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

2

younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

2

knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning

3

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

7

to serve; to work for; to attend

2

to pretend

1

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

1

to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other

1

such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

4

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

2

reason; pretext; motive

1

Sanada Nobutada (1547-1632.6.21)

2

house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name

2

to employ; to engage

1

(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I

1

counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)

1

peak; mountain

1

Shibata Katsuie (1522?-1583.6.14)

1

to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

1

pasture; grazing land

1

permanence; perpetuity; Chōkyū era (1040.11.10-1044.11.24)

1

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker

1

reconciliation; peace; rapprochement

1

Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill

18

huge; gigantic; enormous

1

to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up

2

the preceding year; the previous year; last year

1

to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

13

chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)

9

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

1

almost; roughly; approximately

1

to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize

1

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

1

Heike family; Taira family

1

to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal

2

to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

1

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

6

furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

1

every place; various places

1