jpdb beta

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

2

sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time

1

to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

1

older sister; elder sister

1

river; stream; River; the ... river

2

shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

1

well

4

splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

2

work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income

1

completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently

3

principle; aim; main purpose; central part; pillar

2

battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition

1

many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous

2

achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service

1

type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention

1

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

1

to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed

1

lord; master

5

horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)

1

to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker

3

to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

1

kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points

4

to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

6

order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words

1

but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

2

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

1

to say; to tell; to state; to do

3

face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence

2

to aim at

1

zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals

2

to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)

1

so; therefore; and; (and) then

2

my; our; one's own

1

protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)

1

however; but

6

Dōsan Saitō (1494-1556; daimyo)

1

part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

1

to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

9

to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)

3

legitimate son (esp. eldest son); heir

3

advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

2

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

9

death from disease; death from illness

1

to do

2

to win; to gain victory

3

to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

1

be; is

3

warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent

1

(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of

3

person

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