jpdb beta

useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

2

one's last resort; trump card; treasured family sword

1

successive generations; successive emperors

1

scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread

1

mother

1

railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations

1

to do as one likes

4

anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

2

Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western

1

possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people

1

to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with somebody's feelings

1

sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

3

serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

1

to be opposite; to face each other

1

to try and do something; to attempt to do something

3

introspection; reflection on one's self

2

to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of

2

confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)

2

massing (of troops); gathering

1

what would (you) do?; what to do about it

1

vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

1

healing; cure; recovery

1

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

3

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

1

to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse

1

restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence

2

to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

2

old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

1

to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience

1

to go out and away; to leave

2

in addition

1

it seems that; as if

1

dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

1

the present regime; the existing regime

3

castle (in place names); castle; fortress

2

to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in

1

wherein; therein; thereinto

1

person; member

1

under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)

2

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants

2

to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

2

sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies

1

possession; owning

1

unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with

1

spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering

3

to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

2

meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one

1

part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

1

battering ram

2

tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

3