jpdb beta

dead of night; shades of night; black of night

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commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians; great, unifying leader

2

gilded folding fan

2

abhorrence of (living in) this impure world

3

seeking rebirth in the Pure Land

3

status; position; method; way; rule; regulation

2

temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for

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Iesada

2

Hachiya

2

Shichibee

2

Sadayori

2

Koushou

5

Angen era (1175.7.28-1177.8.4)

4

experience

1

(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning

1

brave general; great soldier

2

trembling with excitement

2

beyond that point; after that

1

sigh (of admiration or lamentation)

2

to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

1

to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on

1

Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country

1

traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless

1

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

2

boiled barley and rice

2

to eat

1

to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken

1

looks; appearance

1

suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting

1

originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with

1

character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

2

to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)

1

evening; night; nighttime

1

ambush; lying in wait for an ambush

3

unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)

2

cautious theory; conservative theory

1

coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK

1

bitter

1

highest-ranking division

1

Tadamasa

6

tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon

24

shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place

22

narrow path; narrow lane

1

spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity

2

strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious

1

to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of

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sandpiper (any bird of family Scolopacidae, incl. the curlews, godwits, phalaropes, redshanks, ruff, snipes, turnstones, and woodcocks)

2

popular figure; outstanding person; well-known person; lion

1

name; given name; first name

1

entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning

1