jpdb beta

quickly; calmly; intently

2

to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

1

bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife

3

suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden

1

to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)

1

evening; early night hours

1

morning sun

14

real or original name

1

one-thousandth; 0.03 mm (one-thousandth of a sun); 0.01 percent (one-thousandth of a wari); old monetary unit (0.0001 yen)

6

source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root

3

Yoritomo

4

to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

1

form; shape; figure; morph

1

creation; founding; initiating

1

lower grade; low class; junior (officer)

1

Ooe No Hiromoto (1148-1225)

1

descendant; progeny; offspring

4

three sons; third son

1

Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)

1

love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland

2

forest; shrine grove

3

to own; to receive; to understand

1

to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily

4

warp (weaving); longitude; scripture; sutra; trans-

2

Sabashi

2

manor; villa

7

indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal

1

ague; intermittent fever; the shakes; malarial fever

2

branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family

2

now; nowadays

2

digression

2

Chōshū; (former) Nagato Province

1

feudal lord; daimyo

1

to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter

2

Nanbokuchō period (of Japan; 1336-1392); period of the Northern and Southern courts; period of the Northern and Southern dynasties (of China; 5th-6th centuries CE)

1

Aki (former province located in the west of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)

2

to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen

1

to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up

1

(on) horseback; riding a horse

3

treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning

1

temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction

4

to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled

1

building

2

decay; deterioration; rot

1

trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing

2

to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

2

friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides

2

filthy; dirty (looking); drab

1

willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition

2

interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance

1