jpdb beta

along; parallel to; in accordance with

2

gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons

5

gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor

4

hard to reach place; remote place

1

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

1

Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)

8

if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested

1

farming; agriculture; cultivation

2

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

10,000; ten thousand

5

to sell

2

easy; simple

1

negotiations; discussions; connection

2

8000; eight thousand; many

1

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

1

saddle

2

service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service

1

hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence

1

cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)

1

to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

2

to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

1

by today; before the day is over

1

incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness

1

twelve o'clock; noon; midnight

1

to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

1

ten o'clock

3

evening meal

2

rest period; intermission; break time; recess

1

wall; fence

1

side gate; side door; service entrance

3

drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

2

sleepless vigil; night watch; vigilance

2

(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely

1

entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)

1

seven o'clock

2

to close; to shut

2

toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.

1

to slide into; to slip into

1

please; somehow or other; one way or another

2

quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt

1

banknote; bill; note; paper money

2

one thin flat object; one sheet

3

to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out

1

bribe; sweetener; douceur

1

somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra

2

angle

1

staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising

1

to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch

3

presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation

2

to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

3