jpdb beta

outside a gate; beyond one's area of expertise

1

one month

1

one's wife; one's wife and daughter or daughters

4

(of a woman) divorcing and moving back in with her parents; (of an employee) leaving a position only to return to it later; (of a ship) leaving from and returning to the same port

1

founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion

1

ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems

1

to die by drowning; to drown

1

firm; trading company

1

stomach

1

black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market

1

one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace

1

to visit frequently

1

setting sail; putting out to sea; starting anew; embarking on something new

5

good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha

1

at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment

1

lord; nobleman; daimyō; dignitary; master

1

castle tower; keep; donjon

1

drifting ashore

2

to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust

1

marine products

1

touching; moving; painful

1

feudal lord; daimyo

1

feudal retainer or warrior

1

Shizuoka prefecture (Chūbu area)

1

cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet

1

plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention

1

it's probably so; it stands to reason

1

banquet; dinner party

2

wild goose; glans; head of a penis

24

parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)

1

to come back (to); to return to a starting point

1

one party; one faction; one clique

1

wind chime; wind bell

1

pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused

1

funeral; burial; condolence

1

to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

1

Japan

2

hand drum

1

please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail

3

to make a distinction; to differ; to be different

1

various foreign countries; several foreign countries

1

astronomy

1

pickpocket

3

stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance

4

restaurant

1

stove; furnace; kiln

1

admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic

1

ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere

1

dusk; twilight

4

instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching

1