jpdb beta

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

4

strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm

1

Ibigawa

1

the big three ...

2

forced emigration

2

supply; provision; raising; procurement

3

local procurement; local content; sourcing locally

1

people; populace

3

dark brown; olive brown

1

representative; delegate

1

any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...

2

castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord

34

to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for

1

total situation fully understood; understood; agreed

2

that night; that evening; over the course of the evening

1

bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster

1

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

1

in case of; at that time; at this time

2

very; much

1

to slay; to kill

1

large explosion

1

gunpowder magazine; magazine; explosives warehouse; (fig.) powder keg

1

twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days

2

standing in a row; forming a line; alignment

1

camp; battlefield

1

to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with

1

arrow feathers

1

watchtower; observation tower; lookout

1

(to aim at) a weak point

1

difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps

3

down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream

1

to pair with; to pair up; to pair off

1

closet

2

beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach

1

country samurai

5

to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)

1

regulars; regular soldiers

1

to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst

1

eastern gate

1

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

1

selfish

1

order (for an item); request; demand; condition

1

successive occurrence; frequent occurrence; succession (of); series

1

gap

1

surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in

1

to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)

1

maid; helper; help; assistance

1

work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device

1

to plow through (a wave) (plough); to tack (against the wind)

1

iron pot; kettle

1