jpdb beta

immediately; right away; at once; instantly

2

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

1

reason; pretext; motive

1

already; too late

3

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

1

castle (in place names); castle; fortress

5

residence

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

board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board

2

warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown

2

urgency; exigency; emergency

1

news; word; tidings; omen

1

what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

1

few days

1

Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)

1

outer citadel

1

flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression

1

to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

1

nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)

1

great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity

1

gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn

1

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

1

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

1

to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on

1

anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

1

to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

1

passage; section

1

thousands; several thousand

1

to remain; to be left

1

plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick

1

to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing

2

our

1

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

1

if I (we, etc.) could

1

just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)

1

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

1

(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all

1

empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless

1

to repeat; to be frequent

1

provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation

1

to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up

1

manor; villa

1

inside; within

1

residence maintained by a daimyo in Edo

3

bombarding; shelling; bombardment

2

start; commencement; beginning; initiation

1

and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

1

the New Year begins; the New Year starts

1

January; first month of the lunar calendar

1

second day of the month; two days

1