jpdb beta

to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)

2

to rely on

1

to be needed; to be wanted

2

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

3

(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

1

Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

1

government; administration

4

wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)

1

west

1

countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)

1

to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch

1

Satsuma Rebellion (1877)

4

after

1

question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion

1

racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious

1

doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition

1

sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

1

crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

1

political offence; political offense

8

prison

4

only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

2

(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

1

accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission

1

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

1

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

5

gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday

1

necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

1

be; is

1

every place; various places

1

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)

3

Gentoku era (1329.8.29-1331.8.9)

2

that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

1

each; every; all

1

prefectures (of Japan, excl. Tokyo and Hokkaido)

2

to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over

1

work; labor; labour; toil

1

to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence

1

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

1

warrior; samurai

1

pride; boast; credit (to)

1

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

9

simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

1

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

4

rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival

3

to subsist; to keep on living

1

difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

1

to be helpful; to be useful

2

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

1

flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness

1

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

2