jpdb beta

right in front; just opposite; under the nose

1

to build up; to establish (one's reputation)

6

cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless

1

Beijing (China); Peking

1

famous; fame

6

custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example

3

the West; the Occident; Western countries

1

Ottoman Turkey

1

Byzantine Empire

2

Constantinople

3

traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse

1

important point; strategic position; key point

2

holy war; crusade

1

economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal

2

rationality; reasonableness

1

the present age; these days; (present) head of the family

5

sixth heaven (of the desire realm)

10

being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about

2

Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582.6.21)

16

country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)

8

military commander

10

lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)

1

counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun

2

father

1

to inherit; to succeed; to take over

2

Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)

3

whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt

1

expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC

3

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

1

sandbank; sandbar

1

efficient

1

territory; fiefdom; feudal domain

3

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

5

pasture; grazing land

1

mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)

4

hard to reach place; remote place

1

movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling

2

goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark

1

Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)

2

Yoshioki

1

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

54

to plunder; to grab; to snatch

1

enemy nation

5

rice plant (Oryza sativa)

2

leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle

3

Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)

4

Gifu (city, prefecture)

1

unify the nation by force; (lit.) spread military force under the heavens

2

order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class

1

after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after

5