jpdb beta

(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)

3

age (esp. advanced)

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concubine (of a noble)

2

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

1

to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy

1

knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning

1

to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen

1

state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication

2

heir; successor

1

to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

1

as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state

2

war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces

3

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

1

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

3

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

4

(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks

1

something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)

3

little by little

1

to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate

1

to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

2

Keichō era (1596.10.27-1615.7.13)

3

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

6

November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar

1

to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

1

splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

1

exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

1

family positioned to accede to the shogunate

1

appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

1

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

3

what

2

to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold

3

such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

2

together; in company

1

Fushimi

2

to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected

1

to think, feel, consider, know, etc.

1

so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case

1

near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly

1

to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match

1

each other; one another

1

thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

4

to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

1

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

1

please

1

pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission

1

oh; ah

2

western citadel; west wing of the Edo castle (where the heir apparent or retired shogun would live)

1

to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with

1

I; me

6

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

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