jpdb beta

to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into

1

why; how

5

Nagasaki (city, prefecture)

1

to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)

1

becoming a lordless samurai

1

black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market

2

will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)

9

end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring

1

body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)

1

to be reduced to ...

1

a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather

2

regret; repentance

1

to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

6

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

2

knowledge; information

1

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

1

foreign country

2

threat; menace

1

to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout

1

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

2

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

5

how; in what way

1

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

1

housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters

1

place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

1

to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about

1

to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

1

(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style

3

foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land

1

like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

1

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

1

as (somebody) says

1

bygones; the past; past event

1

to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?

4

one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances

1

to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched

1

indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

1

to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous

3

to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)

1

to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

2

in comparison to; rather than

2

sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor

1

such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

1

where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

1

to assist; to help out

1

to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

1

venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on

1

bell (often globular)

1

deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate

1

to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded

1