jpdb beta

oldest member of a group; longest-serving member

1

to become experienced (after many years of practice); to become worn (through long use); to show its age

1

corrupt monk; greedy monk; (arch.) liar

1

one of these days; someday; one day

1

tail (of an animal); tail end; tip

1

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

2

to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge

2

to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of

1

wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)

19

counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.

2

bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible

1

in the city; within the city

1

wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off

3

lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness

1

prostitution

6

to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread

1

extraterritoriality

1

area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits

1

inside the bedroom

1

careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent

1

to dismiss (from a position); to exempt; to excuse from; to forgive

1

out of range; outside the limits (of ...); outside (a) range; outside the scope

1

exact; precise

1

dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal

1

tenacious; persistent; stubborn; vindictive; spiteful; vengeful

1

opponent; antagonist

1

to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish

2

(sales) promotion; (sales, advertising) campaign; campaign (for an election, social change, etc.); movement; (military) campaign

1

to unfold; to unroll; to open

1

be (that) as it may; having said that

1

to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly

1

best pupil; leading disciple

1

Ryūen

5

truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer

17

mountain village

14

rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)

1

to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit

1

circumstantial evidence

1

direct evidence

1

evidence; proof

4

police sergeant (Edo period); low-ranking samurai who assisted daimyo or prominent military commanders (Muromachi period)

1

the street; the town

3

probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation

1

limit; bound

2

search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry

1

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

3

investigator (usu. of criminal cases)

1

gazing at (in wonderment)

1

woodblock printing

1

by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently

1