jpdb beta

to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

1

anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation

1

snake in one's bosom; treacherous friend

1

to destroy

1

to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind

1

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

1

posterity; future life; life to come

2

permanence; continuation

1

long-cherished ambition; satisfaction

1

to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate

1

to make known

1

secretary (government); director; chief

4

pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission

1

previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day

1

suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression

1

magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

2

eastern part; the east (of a region)

1

general; lieutenant general

7

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

1

famous sword; excellent sword

1

judgement; judgment; connoisseur

1

scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread

1

gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal

1

kindness; intimacy; friendship

1

to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer

1

sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

2

angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger

1

pinioning; binding arms behind the back

1

to shout at

1

to bind up; to tie up

1

to thrust before; to thrust at

1

letter; note

2

written request; requisition

5

clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

1

kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse

1

motive; incentive; motif

1

speech; address

2

to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

1

unthought of; unexpected; unseasonal; unscheduled

1

staff; staff officer

6

what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?

1

to gather strength; to take heart

1

custody; detention; confinement

1

feelings; thoughts; meaning

2

point of a sword

2

to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on

1

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

1

one's person

1

restriction; restraint; binding; constraint

1

to cut at; to slash at

1