jpdb beta

pie in the sky; castles in the air; (lit.) drawing of a rice cake

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to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out

3

foreign country

2

bakufu; shogunate

2

repair; mending; fixing; servicing

2

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

2

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right

1

to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square

1

place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

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?

1

to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble

1

war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces

1

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

1

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

1

just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

1

occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture

1

to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish

1

shogunate retainer; shogunate vassal

4

plentiful; lot of; much; pile of

1

to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

1

letter; missive; note; mail

1

friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement

1

lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit

1

one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of

5

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

1

behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy

1

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

1

very; excellent

1

speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)

1

to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

1

(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

1

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

2

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

1

I; me

3

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

1

weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation

1

force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

1

one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)

1

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

1

Japan

1

once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone

1

washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break

1

clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect

2

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

1

to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize

1

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

1

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

1

perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that

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