jpdb beta

father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)

1

knowing; (an) acquaintance

2

hardships; privation

1

to tan (leather, hide, etc.); to dress

1

(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish

1

relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly

1

indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly

1

the late; the deceased

1

(arch.) inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryo system); (noh) old man; white ash (of charcoal)

1

Moritomo

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house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family

2

retainer; vassal; servant

1

opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items

2

death in battle; death on the battlefield

2

dishonor during one's life; shame experienced during one's life

1

irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

2

order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words

2

lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly

1

to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously

2

to subsist; to keep on living

2

rebel; traitor

1

to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway

3

wandering samurai; soldier of fortune; brigand; mountain-dwelling robber

9

one of these days; someday; one day

1

to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate

2

cemetery guard; crematorium worker

5

loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)

2

morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)

4

oh; ah

5

to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross

1

to be reduced to ...

1

meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence

1

will; testament; last request

1

Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty

1

request; favour (to ask); wish; please

2

won't you

1

please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail

1

munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)

1

bald head; baldness

1

eldest child; oldest child; child who carries on the family name; (arch.) pre-ritsuryo official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces; (arch.) head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)

9

family; relatives; dependents; household

1

execution of a criminal

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prestige; dignity

1

to manage a state; to govern a country

1

to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride

1

youngest daughter

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to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors

1

dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence

1

full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself

1

to hesitate to say

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