jpdb beta

to serve; to do

5

should not be; must not be

1

taking someone around; guidance; (arch.) parading a criminal through town before their execution (Edo period)

2

manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure

2

this evening; tonight

1

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

1

twice; again; second time

1

inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)

1

to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble

3

assembling (of people)

1

dead person

3

reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising

6

bakufu; shogunate

12

land near a castle; castle town

1

distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)

1

to that extent; so (much)

3

to ruin oneself; to degrade oneself

2

pustule; scab; syphilis; pox

1

ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly

1

(dead) body; corpse

1

crying in spite of oneself

1

drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room

1

glasses and plates

1

to relax; to feel at home

1

to break; to smash

1

character; traits; ethos

1

lower-ranking vassal in the Kamakura and Edo periods

4

teaching Buddhism; rough person; bullying; ostentatious bravado

3

disposition; temperament; turn of mind; atmosphere; feeling

1

to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with

1

treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay

3

to suit; to match; to become; to be like

4

to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank

1

host and guest; principal and auxiliary; subject and object (philosophical); subject and object

1

reserve; modesty

4

criticism; commentary; review

1

general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game of go

1

to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame

3

last days; the end; one's fate

1

to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink

1

force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum

5

to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither

5

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

2

balance

1

to play a central role; to take a leading part

1

large feudal domain; large fiefdom; powerful clan

2

head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

26

threat; menace

2

Satsuma and Chōshū (clan alliance)

11

influence; power; might; strength; potency; force

9