jpdb beta

mother

1

Mr (junior); master; boy

4

Keiju

1

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

7

youngest brother; last disciple

2

until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

8

to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy

5

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

2

as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment

1

family positioned to accede to the shogunate

1

rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out

1

indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very

36

like; as if; the same as

2

violence; reckless action; (an) outrage

1

one party; one faction; one clique

2

(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style

4

to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)

1

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

6

here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

6

to be forward; to be impertinent

1

oversight; omission

1

ekayana (doctrine that only one teaching, usu. the Lotus Sutra, can lead to enlightenment)

6

(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?

1

one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing

3

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

7

already; too late

2

(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy

1

to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

1

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

11

to serve; to work for; to attend

2

I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

6

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

1

inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

3

to; towards; for

10

to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

1

turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements

1

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

1

's house; 's home

1

lineage of eldest son

1

the late; the deceased

5

as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

4

life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

2

danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

1

direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

4

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

2

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

1

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

2

candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination

1

brush tip; first on a list; head; chief

1