jpdb beta

he; she; that guy

1

tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)

1

work; job; labor; work

1

I can tell you; heh

2

headband

1

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

1

speculative spirit

1

be; is

14

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

17

this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

4

concentricity; same mind; unanimity; policeman; constable in the Edo period

6

apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer

2

to become; to amount to

1

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

29

be; is

17

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

1

wealthy merchant

1

young master; young gentleman

2

and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

3

that; those; the

8

great swordsman; master fencer

2

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

1

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

4

life-saving sword (a killing sword may be a sword of life depending on how it is used)

1

master; expert

2

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

1

kawaraban (type of Edo-period single-page newspaper)

2

sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor

2

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

4

all; everyone; everybody

1

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

8

god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder

1

Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person

1

mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with

1

medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic

2

king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)

2

house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building

2

to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to

2

you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

10

to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

16

eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey

2

contraction of "koto da"

1

visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage

9

return; coming back

3

parent and child

1

in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

4

to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct

1

if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question

64

contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

1

in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash

1