jpdb beta

to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

2

wife and children; (arch.) wife

3

hostage

4

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

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that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you

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to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block

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readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation

3

death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out

2

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with

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to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch

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why; how

4

to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

11

lord; nobleman; daimyō; dignitary; master

1

edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)

3

to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against

1

to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

4

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

1

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

2

to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

3

island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf

1

tenth day of the month; ten days

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to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last

3

probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't

3

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

11

to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

3

how; in what way; how about

3

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

2

one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although

5

raising an army

2

whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams

1

suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption

1

to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark

1

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

1

various; many; several

2

Japanese spirea (Spiraea Japonica); meadowsweet; Shimotsuke (former province located in present-day Tochigi Prefecture)

1

hill; knoll

1

call; summons; convening; convocation

1

was

2

father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)

2

yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

2

Tadakatsu

1

successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly

1

snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)

1

to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

1

to lure; to invite out

1

so to speak; so to call it; as it were

1

(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement

1

to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise

1

must not; do not

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China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

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