jpdb beta

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

7

while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side

12

careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering

2

being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter

4

(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around

5

friendly; amicable

2

to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse

1

bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom

1

allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)

1

(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force

1

Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)

1

whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt

1

Japanese history; history of Japan

1

country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)

1

official certification; official approval; certification examination; licensing examination; hypothesis testing

1

Hanzou

1

unification of the whole country

1

at the time; in those days; then

1

result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)

1

tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot

1

brave general; brave warrior; courageous general

1

going to Kyoto; visiting Kyoto

1

to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

1

Takeda Shingen (1521.12.1-1573.5.13)

2

Battle of Nagashino (1575)

1

offensive strength; offensive power; striking power

1

unit; (small) group (esp. in music or entertainment); band

1

China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)

1

the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period (Chinese history)

1

trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

2

sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time

2

coarse; rough; crude

1

anomalocarid (Anomalocaris)

2

aroma; class; style; aromatherapy

6

extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out

3

present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era

1

char (esp. the Japanese char, Salvelinus pluvius); charr

5

deep in the mountains; mountain recesses

1

cooling; refrigeration; cooling down (of a political conflict, etc.); calming down

3

running water; flowing water; stream

1

equipment; device; installation; stage setting

1

to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)

1

itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally

3

length (of an animal); body length

1

second floor; upstairs

1

at the window; by the window; next to the window

1

mountain stream; mountain torrent

1

king; monarch; ruler; champion

1

magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid

1

romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance

2