jpdb beta

to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

1

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

1

to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

1

agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)

1

peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky

1

this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

1

to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)

1

day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

1

headband

1

white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

1

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

1

to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem

1

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

1

sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety

1

to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

1

that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!

1

why; how

2

(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy

6

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

2

indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

1

Mito (city in Ibaraki)

3

expel the barbarians; expulsion of the foreigners; late Edo period (19th century) revolutionary slogan

1

to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring

1

founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion

1

to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink

1

I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man

1

consequence; outcome; result; blame

1

countless; incalculable

1

extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

2

child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot

1

general; shogun

1

to choose; to select

1

nothing but; none other than

1

assassination

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now; soon; already; yet; further; more

4

who

2

friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by

1

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

1

that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

1

estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately

1

to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

1

again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

1

only; nothing but

1

to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold

1

mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)

2

small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland

1

precipitous

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