jpdb beta

to be led by; to be headed by

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famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known

2

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

1

deep emotion; impression; inspiration

1

myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)

1

foolish; stupid; silly

1

-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now

2

please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give

1

(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum

1

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

1

to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)

1

young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

2

life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

2

way; method; means; resource; course

2

now; soon; already; yet; further; more

2

birth-place; home town

1

never mind!; don't worry about it

1

to shake one's head

1

where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

3

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker

2

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

1

ago; since; before; previous

1

(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups

1

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

1

to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour

3

please; somehow or other; one way or another

3

that gentleman; that lady; he; she

1

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

2

phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo

1

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

1

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

4

interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

1

Wuhuan (proto-Mongolic nomadic people)

1

remote region; frontier (district); border(land)

5

the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

2

people; citizens; subjects; folk

2

attack; charge; raid

1

to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

1

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

1

they; them

4

to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

2

with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff

1

hmm; I see; hrm

1

leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)

1

brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

1

a help; assistance

1

thank you

2

in this way; thus; such; uh...

1

teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)

2

to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)

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