jpdb beta

tyranny; atrocity

1

prime minister (in ancient China)

1

Toutaku

9

indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

89

the capital (esp. Kyoto)

4

(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place

4

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

70

to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off

1

very young; little; childish; immature

1

emperor (of Japan); mikado

1

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

1

at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for

54

to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

8

head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

2

cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless

2

to; towards; for

8

capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace

1

to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

1

ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains

1

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

95

massing (of troops); gathering

1

punitive force

4

supreme commander

3

Enshou

29

incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person

1

style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)

1

by means of; due to; because of; according to

4

fighting spirit

1

to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

1

after that; afterwards; thereafter

1

Sonken

2

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

38

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

1

to obtain; to procure

2

sovereign's seal

1

to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)

1

if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question

28

confrontation; opposition; antagonism

1

finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

1

breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)

2

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

2

obligation; duty; charge; responsibility

1

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)

7

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

1

return to one's country

1

on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

2

Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)

1

district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)

3

at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

22

being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet

1