jpdb beta

hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room

15

boarding; wooden floor

1

internal; domestic

1

power map; power structure; power relationships

1

big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important

10

to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake

1

once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

5

to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

2

(Edo-period) chief minister

1

's house; 's home

4

to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)

5

Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)

1

opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

1

doubling

1

ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government

1

vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye

1

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

4

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

4

pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after

1

skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument

1

the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way

8

to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize

1

form; shape; figure; visage

8

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

10

standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move

1

(arch.) three-legged metal pot or kettle (used in ancient China)

1

good opportunity; chance

2

to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken

2

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

1

successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)

8

influence; clout; leverage

2

unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable

1

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

1

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)

1

halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)

1

great war; great battle; world war

1

military commander

3

(set of) facial features; looks

1

dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle

1

thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)

7

daredevil; rowdy

1

to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten

1

power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty

1

samurai government

1

under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)

1

civil official

2

ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml

3

show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation

2

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants

1

one's twenties

1