jpdb beta

son and heir; son who will succeed one

1

same sex

1

to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size

1

business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task

1

sense of nostalgia

1

to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

2

big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

1

increase; addition

2

grandiose; exaggerated

1

homecoming; returning home

1

meeting; greeting; welcome

1

absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting

1

by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn

1

sword wound; sword cut

1

without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...

1

good-quality; superior in quality

1

severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous

1

means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull

1

if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have

2

distant relative

1

male lineage

1

protest; objection

1

shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper

1

sphere; circle; range; category

1

one's own country

1

war expenditures

1

to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)

1

to point at

1

the very same person

1

work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique

1

truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer

1

snake; serpent; large snake

5

prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask; dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression

2

noh mask

2

among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)

1

jealousy; envy

1

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

1

women and children

1

weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person

1

to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to

1

shape; form

1

liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing

1

the two; both

1

long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier); guandao; Chinese glaive

1

impatience

1

to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with

1

indicates emphasis

1

always; at any time

1

The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully

1

novelizing; novelising; adapting a movie, game, etc. into a book

3