jpdb beta

government service; entering government service; finding a new lord or master to serve (of a ronin)

6

being adopted into the family of one's bride

1

random; aimless

1

an adult-age eldest son who has yet to come into his inheritance; (a young adult still) living at home; a dependent

1

three sons; third son

1

fourth son

1

successive generations

1

they; them

1

big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity

1

without an occupation; unemployed; jobless

1

vassal; retainer

1

matter of life or death; life-and-death problem

1

reemployment

1

one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law); one's kith and kin

1

agency; intermediation

1

to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)

2

secondary; of secondary importance

1

(one's) pay; wages

1

those; they

1

unceasing; never-ending; endless

1

insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy

1

party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow

2

in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see

1

mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base

1

long (time that has passed); old (story)

1

lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship

1

people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)

1

ticket

1

caustic words; defiant words

1

wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps

1

dust

2

like; as

2

refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed

1

audacity; forwardness; effrontery; impertinence

1

execution

1

suspicious-looking; fishy

1

sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out

1

matter (to attend to); business; affair; use; need

1

often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly

1

close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer

1

to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)

1

bribe; sweetener; douceur

1

use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)

1

to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright

1

rather; better

1

to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear

1

riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

3

control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order

1

to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

1

nonchalant air; unruffled air

1