jpdb beta

Landau; Lando

1

patience; endurance

1

travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito

1

being very busy; busyness

2

to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed

1

style of writing; manner of writing

1

to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy

2

carriage

2

exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution

1

(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment

5

one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary

6

young girl; lass; adolescent female

7

noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled

1

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

2

test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation

1

old body; aged person; elderly person

2

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

1

to talk of one's dreams (esp. unrealistic, far-fetched ones); to dream out loud

1

to open the door

1

in the same way as; just like

13

like an old man; like an old woman

1

reproachful; hateful; bitter

4

age; years

13

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

1

most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place

1

harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict

3

longevity; long life

2

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

6

to pierce; to penetrate; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice); to feel keenly; to make a deep impression

1

drop (e.g. of water); drip

1

to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)

3

scream; shriek; shout; exclamation

27

opposite direction

4

before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

6

white smoke

1

gun point; muzzle

21

group; party; team; squad; section

1

to cross one's mind; to occur to one

1

a few years ago; some years back

4

assassination

1

to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A

1

to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way

1

tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling

1

to carry in; to bring in

3

to take time

1

horticulture; gardening

1

long handle; long-handled spear; long shaft

1

shovel

2

to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by

10

to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned

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