jpdb beta

blind female beggar who sings or plays shamisen

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sound of a gun; roar of cannon

2

(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner

1

to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)

1

graciously

1

furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this

1

inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem

8

to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with

1

express messenger; postman; mailman; courier

1

whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing

1

the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas

1

(Edo-period) town magistrate

2

imprudence; quick temper

1

young lord or prince

1

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

4

sixth year of elementary school; sixth year elementary school student

1

hardships; privation

1

to kidnap

2

money on hand

1

wedding ceremony

1

to be careful in speech

1

imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government

5

reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference

1

conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)

1

war cry; battle cry

2

hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress

1

magistrate's office

1

to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. hair)

1

member of shogun's council of elders

1

going with; accompanying

1

change; money exchange

1

to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize

1

koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)

3

this occasion; at this time; now

2

proxy; ringer; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to previously purchased ramen)

2

ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area

1

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

2

to kill

1

Kōfu (city in Yamanashi)

4

family positioned to accede to the shogunate

1

plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice

1

random; aimless

1

to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange

1

parallel; equal; match

1

urgency; exigency; emergency

1

remains; corpse; body

1

attendance at a castle

1

aim

2

audience (with a person of high standing)

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ornate hairpin

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