jpdb beta

pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person

5

talent; ability

1

expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema; expulsion (from a gang)

7

to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order

1

gift; present; tip; bribe

1

anxiety; worry; fear

1

frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health

1

to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)

1

remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)

1

concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet

1

daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day

1

dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

1

to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival

1

to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off

1

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

1

to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify

2

like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)

2

making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold

1

drawing room; study; writing alcove; publishing house

1

to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

2

to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick

1

presenting (to)

2

to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

2

dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty

1

thirty; 30

1

straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)

1

salary (paid in rice to a samurai); stipend; making (someone) a retainer and granting a stipend

1

life; living; livelihood; (one's) living

1

all; every

1

to try all possible means

1

one's mind

1

to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)

1

10th day of the month; ten days

2

after

2

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

1

nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyo; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world

14

to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)

1

to convey (a message, e.g. to one's superior); to communicate; to pass on; to pass along

1

to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot

1

to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

2

will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)

1

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

1

to feel indebted (to); to feel grateful; to be much obliged

1

various countries; various regions; various provinces

2

to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return

2

to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail

1

travel; trip; journey

2

highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly

1

wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai

2

rust

1