jpdb beta

oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

3

counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.

1

taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...

1

old age; old person; the old; the aged

2

cask; barrel

1

though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

3

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

2

chief financial official (Edo period); commissioner of finance; chief treasurer; chief accountant in a daimyo's service (Muromachi period)

2

female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress

5

all-night vigil over a body; wake

4

seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post

1

whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain

3

superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries

2

already; now; no longer; not any more

2

pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand

1

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

4

evil design; crafty plan; plot

3

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

11

attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack

3

to come to light

1

evening

47

meals exchanged by parishioners and priests

2

to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly

1

come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

11

this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

65

snake in one's bosom; treacherous friend

1

mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy

45

to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve

2

youngster; neophyte; greenhorn

2

building; construction; group effort by Buddhist practitioners; group activities by a community (e.g. cleaning, etc.)

15

magistrate; shogunate administrator

19

public finance; financial affairs; financial situation

1

revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing

1

plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick

3

confrontation; opposition; antagonism

3

sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

1

while surprised; suddenly

1

seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand

2

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

2

to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

4

rule; government

14

just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

1

to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)

1

modus operandi; criminal technique; trick

1

mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly

1

single word; a few words; brief comment

1

vassal; retainer

6

wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

4

presenting to

2

fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test

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