jpdb beta

ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son

2

Houjou Ujinori

3

Imagawa Yoshimoto

1

but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

2

severe; hard

2

statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal

1

Souun

2

new land; new world; new sphere of activity

1

to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)

3

to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

1

concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

2

to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

1

rough plan; draft

1

to begin talking; to open up

2

(a) few; some; several

1

idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk

9

map

3

to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve

1

number one; first; best; most; game; round

6

koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)

29

to prosper; to flourish

4

to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart

2

to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)

4

feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority

2

wrinkle; crease; ripple

1

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

1

comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)

1

pupil; student; schoolchild

1

to speak frankly; to put things bluntly

2

transcendence; excellence; superiority

1

bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity

1

(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity

2

(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place

1

condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)

2

at any rate; anyhow

2

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

1

I told you so; you see that?

1

lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question); lead up; pretence (pretense); show; pretending (to)

2

to be too long

1

stable; barn

2

wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line

1

pardon; forgiveness; forbearance

1

to cling

1

to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away

4

buffer zone

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meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one

3

to bear; to endure

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Maebashi (city in Gunma)

2

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

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to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

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