jpdb beta

as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

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house; family

2

misgovernment; misrule; bad government

1

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

3

vice; immorality; corruption

1

to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way; to grow freely (e.g. of weeds)

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Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)

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babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper

3

within ...; inside ...

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so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...

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that; the matter in question

2

member of shogun's council of elders

3

Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)

3

in person; personally; directly

1

to say; to tell; to state; to do

1

to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)

1

to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

4

to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark

4

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really

5

whether (or not); if

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nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

6

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

4

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

1

proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony

2

inlet; seashore; beach

1

congratulation; celebration

1

(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas

2

black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market

1

counter for ships; counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); (arch.) counter for items carried in a bundle (e.g. fish, birds, arrows)

1

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

1

governor-general; governor; viceroy

1

stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability

1

six feet; traditional Japanese G-string for men; palanquin bearer

1

four

1

five; 5

1

sun (approx. 3 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess

1

big man; large man; tall man; giant

1

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

1

to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to

2

be; is

1

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

1

opening of a gate

3

to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

1

(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

1

seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

1

elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out

1

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

1

to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)

1

assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party

1

that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!

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