jpdb beta

parting; farewell

1

grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely

1

to subsist; to keep on living

1

it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...

1

parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup

2

to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

1

poetry party; tanka competition; gathering of tanka poets

1

town hall

1

retirement; resignation

1

unwillingly; reluctantly; against one's will

2

working in the field in fine weather and reading at home in rainy weather; living in quiet retirement dividing time between work and intellectual pursuits

1

I; me

1

fighting to avenge someone's death; battle of revenge

2

recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

2

in accordance with; according to

1

stranger; outsider

1

power; authority; influence

1

narrow margin; slim margin

1

regrettable defeat; defeat by a narrow margin

1

recouping one's strength for a renewed attack; making another attempt with redoubled efforts

1

ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer

1

cram school; private tutoring school; juku

1

(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously

1

groundwork; preparation; walking practice; strengthening one's legs; leg hold (wrestling, judo, etc.); wooden beam that joins underfloor pillars

1

vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge

1

narrow escape from death

1

life; living; I; me; student

1

poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable

1

exchange; conversion

1

weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)

1

to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)

1

to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last

1

fastidiousness; fussiness about cleanliness, etc.; clean-freak

1

to abide one's shame

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because; the reason is; if you want to know why

2

family lineage

2

to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off

1

(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally

1

no!; no no!; no, not at all

1

to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out

1

to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life

1

to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of

1

to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose

2

many thousands

1

all people; everybody

1

one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity

1

to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down

2

descendant; progeny; offspring

1

how much; how many; to what extent

2

body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field

1