jpdb beta

missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

1

to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent

1

assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party

1

circumstantial evidence

1

ostracism; complete ostracism of a household (the harshest punishment in Edo-period village law)

1

to acquire knowledge

1

pale; pallid; bluish-white

1

one's life

2

news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact

1

family a woman has married into

1

to shoot dead (with an arrow)

1

anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject

1

to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish

2

very; much

1

after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post

1

to play a central role; to take a leading part

1

very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)

1

rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt

1

basis for decision; evidence for judging

1

to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap

1

to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave

1

point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle

1

stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture

1

military; strategic

1

strategy; tactics

1

to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove

1

safety measure

1

gunpowder; powder

1

work, items, etc. carried over from earlier; hangover; what you ate the day before (and is still being digested)

1

loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent

1

without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately

1

disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss

1

surprising; shocking; jaw-dropping

1

wishes of a deceased person; dying wish

4

beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable

1

august; beautiful

1

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

1

next (spoken) word

1

to propose; to suggest

1

proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request

8

autopurificatory activity (in the natural world)

1

brave warrior; hero; brave man

3

plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus

2

beautiful woman dressed as a man; cross-dressed beauty

1

cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation

1

uncle

5

heredity; heritage

1

doubt

1

censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification

1

as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

1