jpdb beta

what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much

1

Etchū (former province located in present-day Toyama Prefecture)

15

of course; certainly; naturally

3

leadership; initiative; spearhead

2

war by proxy; proxy war

1

instability; insecurity; crankiness

1

public order; public peace; public security; law and order

1

different father

1

Nobuchika

2

action of making something; -ification

2

Jōdo Shinshū (offshoot of the Jōdo sect); True Pure Land School

1

religious organization; religious organisation

1

priest; monk; bonze

1

commercial and industrial men

1

religious; spiritual

1

self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy

1

uprising (esp. in Japan since middle ages, e.g. peasant uprising); revolt; insurrection; putsch; riot

5

Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha; prayer for rebirth in Sukhavati, the Pure Land of Amitabha

1

Amitabha's Pure Land; Sukhavati

1

throughout Japan

1

Kennyo

3

enemy of Buddhism

2

second wife

1

article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though

3

wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor

2

older sister; elder sister

3

day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day

1

three days

1

singing, dancing and music; (public) entertainment; performing arts

1

to go into mourning

1

to order; to command; to appoint

3

that gentleman; that lady; he; she

1

kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous

1

in this way; along these lines; similarly

1

service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services

1

prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees

2

patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy

2

to regret

3

face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house

1

devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice

1

pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor

1

to be sad; to mourn for; to regret

2

propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes

1

treaty; pact; convention; agreement

1

antiquity; ancient times

1

Yoriko

1

large staple driven into two pieces of wood to hold them together; clamp; cramp (metal); tie (metaphorical, e.g. something that binds two people together)

2

cares; ill feeling; reserve

1

win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins

1

renowned; famous

3