jpdb beta

Shuusai

1

to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch

2

grandfather; male senior-citizen

1

wooden sword

1

unreasonable; naughty

1

at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment

1

(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that

1

period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

1

farmer; peasant; farming; the common people

1

to give one's life; to lay down one's life

1

charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of

1

to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued

1

memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir

1

to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

2

for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being

3

shoji (paper sliding door)

1

door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows

1

opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person

4

singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects

2

to overhear

1

honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

3

to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort

1

to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful

1

besides; in addition; also; moreover

2

with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)

2

to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

3

coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay

1

to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

6

as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

1

wrist

1

to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)

2

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

2

ringing; throbbing violently

1

to increase; to grow

3

meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast

1

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

5

to show signs; to have symptoms; to give indications (of); to bud; to germinate; to sprout

1

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

2

tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

1

lung

3

(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament

1

which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

2

beginning; outset; first; onset

4

sympathy; compassion; pity

2

or; or else

3

(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged

1

both; (not) either

1

first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

1

to help out of (trouble); to extricate

1

to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up

1