jpdb beta

beginning; outset; first; onset

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preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

1

early

3

bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)

1

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)

1

300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster

1

return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)

1

to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit

1

however; but

3

what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

5

nowadays; these days; at present

1

daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)

1

vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)

2

to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

1

to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

3

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

4

circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

3

a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

1

existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

1

to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

2

same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case

2

be; is

1

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

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

5

daytime; noon; broad daylight

1

sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

2

to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone

1

to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name

1

there being no use in arguing (about it)

1

that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)

2

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

I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

1

immediate follower (of the shogun)

12

to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

1

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

7

two times; twice; two degrees

1

to pick up; to find; to gather

1

please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give

4

to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

1

to be appointed to a post; to assume office

1

until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

2

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

1

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

2

(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake

1

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

2

by all means; at all costs; absolutely

1

trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts

1

if it's the case

1

together; at the same time; same; identical

1

good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do

1