jpdb beta

as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

1

this sort of; this type of

2

simple; simplified; easy; plain

1

to blow (of autumn wind); to fall out of love

1

to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

2

to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)

2

ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity

1

noncommittal; equivocal; indecisive; evasive; ambiguous; vague

1

look; glance; glimpse; one stone

1

each; individual

3

kettle; bald head

9

pail; bucket

3

to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

1

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

4

subordinate official; government clerk

1

thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception

1

to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); third string of a koto (counting from the player's near side)

4

to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one

1

direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination

1

four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations

2

bucket; pail; tub

1

reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance

1

livestock husbandry (esp. fish); breeding; stocking

1

any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer

1

man fit for the post; right person

1

right place; right position; right post

1

to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do

2

to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)

1

Nobunaga

1

retainer; vassal; follower

1

zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals

3

to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself

1

ideal

3

young retainer; young samurai

2

daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)

3

the reason is that ...; because

1

obvious; undeniable

3

if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so

1

perversity; cantankerous; eccentric

1

interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

1

strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)

2

judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal

1

hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable

1

rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via

1

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use

1

indirection; indirectness

2

if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...

1

to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)

1

productive; constructive; meaningful

1

selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary

1