jpdb beta

sign; signal; cue

1

light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)

1

consequently; as a result; in the end

1

to keep away; to keep at a distance

1

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side

1

to suffer; to groan; to be worried

1

tenacity; endurance

1

to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour

1

lip; lips

1

to put something on top of another thing; to superimpose

1

tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)

2

to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest

1

to stick to; to cling to

1

to lick all over; to run one's tongue over

1

(another's) child; child; kid

3

clean; clear; pure; honest; clean

1

companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners

1

to lose a battle to win the war; to incur damage so as to inflict greater damage on a foe; (lit.) to allow one's flesh to be cut in order to sever another's bone

1

(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around

1

tingling (with pain or numbness); throbbing; stinging; buzzing; chirring; chirping (of insects)

1

mm; hm; ngh; hm?; huh?

1

Shimazu

7

Yoshihiro

3

Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition

1

daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)

1

Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

1

south

1

Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)

1

possession (esp. of a territory)

1

house; family

2

prefix for forming ordinal numbers

1

the n-th generation head of a family

1

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

1

memories; recollections; reminiscence

2

pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over

1

cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang

1

to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

1

to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with

1

Keichō era (1596.10.27-1615.7.13)

1

September; ninth month of the lunar calendar

1

15th day of the month; 15 days

1

fateful; decisive (e.g. war)

1

Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle

1

battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest

1

at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of

1

to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to

1

western army (e.g. in a civil war); Western Army (at the Battle of Sekigahara)

1

likely loss; probable defeat

1

to cut off the retreat

2

in the midst of the enemy

1