jpdb beta

imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation

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sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

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to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by

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to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)

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dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall

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to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)

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negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

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enemy territory; hostile place

1

what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind

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to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent

1

not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing

1

to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly

1

one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although

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speech; expression; wording; language

1

to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl

1

to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous

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to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

1

to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down

1

reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly

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to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature

1

precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern

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young master; son of a high-ranking person

2

doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness

1

violent; rough

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to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour

2

one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt

1

your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right

1

large number of people

1

to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon

1

to fall completely silent; to become still as death

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to cut into (a conversation); to interject

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orphanage

2

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)

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vassal; retainer

2

to prosper; to flourish; to thrive

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reason; logic; sense; truth; right

1

to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind

2

joke; jest; gag

1

to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit

1

granted that; even if; even though

1

to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)

1

mortal enemy; object of fierce hatred or intense aversion; (lit.) one's parent's killer

1

foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury

1

criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach

1

to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good

2

to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil

1

resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted

1

king; monarch; ruler; champion

1

strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

1

to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)

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