jpdb beta

leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle

1

to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious

1

to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age

1

Sakamoto Ryouma (1836.1.3-1867.12.10)

16

Okayama prefecture (Chūgoku area)

1

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

4

speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one

1

sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment

1

Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period

1

modernization; modernisation

1

on the occasion of; at the time of

1

achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution

2

the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all

1

Minister of War (Zhou-dynasty China)

1

Tarō

1

while; during (the time when)

1

statue; picture; picture revealing character

1

French (language)

1

to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

1

now; nowadays

1

joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)

1

restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope

2

to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)

3

to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse

1

older person with more life experience

1

safe driving

1

otherwise; if not; or else

1

the whole country

1

organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)

6

belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of

2

title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank

4

splendid horse; promoted bishop

1

home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains

1

Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)

2

Kōchi (city, prefecture)

1

city

1

suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt

1

Warei Shrine

2

visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple

2

companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners

1

sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages

1

to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

1

good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

1

to go to see (something, someone); to visit

1

becoming a lordless samurai

8

splendid horse; promoted bishop

7

feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province

1

to leave the company

1

crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility

1

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

1