jpdb beta

ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is

5

older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)

1

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...

4

day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

1

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

2

rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence

3

honorific/polite/humble prefix

3

to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

2

please (give me); please (do for me)

2

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

1

that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)

4

had better; is advisable

1

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

1

by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency

3

poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite

3

unfortunately; regrettably

1

tea party

1

chance; opportunity; occasion

1

assassination

7

plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

3

princess; daughter of a nobleman

4

bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink

1

to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer

1

dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt

1

older brother

1

to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

1

place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

2

was; were

4

action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation

1

until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

7

use; utilization; utilisation; application

2

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

2

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

6

shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander

2

profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior

1

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

1

in the palace

2

life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

4

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

5

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

8

to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)

1

once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone

1

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

1

cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)

1

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker

1

to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)

1

eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.

3

reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason

4

be; is

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spy working for the Edo shogunate; oniwaban

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