jpdb beta

leadership; initiative; spearhead

2

war by proxy; proxy war

1

instability; insecurity; crankiness

1

public order; public peace; public security; law and order

1

younger half-brother (by a different father)

1

Nobuchika

2

change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification

2

Jōdo Shinshū (offshoot of the Jōdo sect); True Pure Land School

1

religious organization; religious organisation

1

priest; monk; bonze

1

commercial and industrial men

1

religious; spiritual

1

self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy

1

uprising (esp. in Japan since middle ages, e.g. peasant uprising); revolt; insurrection; putsch; riot

5

Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha

1

Amitabha's Pure Land; Sukhavati

1

throughout Japan

1

monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)

3

Kennyo

3

enemy of Buddhism

2

second wife

1

wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)

2

older sister; elder sister

3

to be compatible (with); to be in harmony; to coexist

2

day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day

1

Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan

1

singing, dancing and music; (public) entertainment; performing arts

1

to go into mourning

1

to order; to command; to appoint

3

that gentleman; that lady; he; she

1

kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous

1

in this way; along these lines; similarly

1

service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services

1

prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees

2

patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy

2

to regret

3

face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house

1

devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice

1

pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor

1

to be sad; to mourn for; to regret

2

propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes

1

treaty; pact; convention; agreement

1

antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times

1

Yoriko

1

large staple driven into two pieces of wood to hold them together; clamp; tie (metaphorical, e.g. something that binds two people together); latch; lock

2

bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent

1

win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins

1

renowned; famous

3

the big two ...; two major ...; two main ...

1

warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war

2