jpdb beta

morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)

2

to gain fame; to make one's name

1

other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but

1

rush mat; matting; mat

2

if; in case; supposing

3

dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence

1

space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)

2

prefix for forming ordinal numbers

3

child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)

2

this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

13

to succeed to a house

1

to get; to be given

1

boy; man; male

1

if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so

10

to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

2

woman; girl

1

son-in-law taken (adopted) into family

1

to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon

1

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

1

wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to

1

young person acting like an old person; officials who helped the council of elders during the Edo period

1

Buzen (former province located in the east of present-day Fukuoka and the north of Ōita prefectures)

1

babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper

1

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

1

letter; note

1

to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)

1

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

1

physician in private practice; (arch.) town doctor; (arch.) doctor who served the townspeople (as opposed to the emperor, a daimyo, etc.)

1

cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

1

to fester; to form pus

1

wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

4

deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong

2

sword wound; sword cut

1

be; is

10

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

1

gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester

1

to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish

1

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

3

gambling den; gambling house

1

a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily

5

quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

1

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

2

Caught in the Rain

1

above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous

4

state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear

1

gambler; yakuza; person without a legitimate job

1

many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common

1

samurai; warrior; military family

2

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

2

medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic

1