jpdb beta

serious; not joking; straight

3

to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

1

uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky

1

fashionable thing; popular thing; craze

1

liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

1

vain person; ostentatious person; show-off

1

noble; aristocrat; peer

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

1

to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

2

to assemble everything together; to do something as a group

1

below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after

2

paying one's own way

1

to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter

1

when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

2

this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

1

aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank

1

to get to know each other; to make acquaintance

1

Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)

12

Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)

1

to gather; to collect; to assemble

4

information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.

1

incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion

1

popularity

1

authority; power; influence

2

(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead

1

how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)

1

delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient

1

discerning (quick) eye; keen insight

1

to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted

1

military fame

1

not only ... but (also); as well as ...

1

rule; government

1

skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme

1

to make known

1

to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

1

my; our; one's own

1

daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

3

husband

1

to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

11

right (to do something); authority; power

3

lieutenant general; vice-shogun

5

to become; to amount to

5

therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence

1

to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

1

case; situation

2

average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

2

fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

1

bravery; courage; heroism

1

army

1

magistrate; shogunate administrator

1