jpdb beta

cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces

1

life

3

thanks; gratitude

17

conditions of a country

3

head; lead; vanguard; first

15

low class samurai, who guarded the shogun on outings (Edo period)

2

congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder

5

(arch.) to rub into; to train for; to prepare for

1

Briton; Englishman

9

to drive into; to ride into; to extend (a railway line, bus route, etc.) into; to link (a railway line) with; to join up with (a separate line)

1

sleeveless ceremonial robe for samurai (replacing the Muromachi period suō); (arch.) sleeveless robe worn by commoners

4

attendant

6

to pierce through; to break through

1

one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)

2

sliding door

1

weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly

2

reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)

7

to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other

1

to be injured; to sustain a wound

6

withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway

6

flight; escape

3

Kuki

1

Rikyuu; Sen no Rikyuu (1522-1591)

1

to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape

1

to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)

2

to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A

4

supremacy

1

justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation

17

Anglo-Satsuma War (1863); Bombardment of Kagoshima

9

to make tea (matcha); to perform the tea ceremony

1

to hesitate to say

1

to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations

2

tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea; hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)

2

to take advantage of an opportunity

1

my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!

7

to smoke (tobacco)

3

Yuranosuke

2

to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse

2

in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...

3

letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter

4

reading; perusing

2

treasured sword

1

to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)

2

glad countenance; joyful look

4

(raining) heavily; (water rushing) plentily; with white noise; with a buzz

1

worry; anxiety; concern

7

small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest

2

one eye; one of one's eyes

6

to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different

2

daily necessities

2