jpdb beta

gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply

1

to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)

1

humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners

1

hill; height; knoll; rising ground

4

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

4

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

2

person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

7

to take advantage of (someone's) weakness

1

bribe; money under the table

2

coercion; extortion; compulsion; force

1

party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow

1

to do

1

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

3

time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

4

member of shogun's council of elders

2

Mizuno Tadakuni

2

(social) position; status

1

success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

1

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

5

here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

1

considerably; fairly; quite

1

money and goods

1

to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award

1

such; like that; in that way

1

public affairs; the court; the shogun; the shogunate

1

to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up

1

reason; cause; circumstances

1

politics

1

to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)

1

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

4

that; those; the

6

retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)

1

where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

2

to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart

1

a little bit; a little while

1

to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)

1

torii; Shinto shrine archway

2

Youzou

2

hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff

3

disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant

2

fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

1

loitering; hanging around; wandering around

1

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

1

ha ha ha (laughter)

3

years later

1

dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man

1

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

1

Tempo Reforms (series of government measures, 1841-1843 CE)

1

strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand

1

to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

1