jpdb beta

loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)

1

annual tribute; land tax

5

to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine

3

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

2

Kyoto (city, prefecture)

1

direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter

3

market (for goods, services, etc.); outlet (for selling); opening

2

small fraction; small proportion

1

great; grand; extensive; large-scale

3

common people; ordinary people; masses

2

kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes

2

habitat isolation; compartmentalization; segregation; isolation

1

serious wound; hard blow

1

China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

7

closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final

1

good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)

1

to suspect

2

to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate

2

favorable; favourable

1

as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible

1

with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward

1

Yasumasa

14

persuasion

7

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

5

shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)

1

T-shirt; tee shirt

2

the proof of the pudding is in the eating; (lit.) evidence is better than debate

1

altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced

1

knitting; knitted material; crochet

1

whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom

2

to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

1

to blush; to redden

1

small bag

1

to grasp tightly

2

to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple

1

to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip

1

bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

2

to cover one's face

2

doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation

14

national border; provincial border

1

marriage

2

joint enterprise; joint venture

1

both (people)

1

to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated

4

belatedly

1

disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity

1

very bottom; rock bottom

1

to become possible; to become able to (do)

2

both parties; both sides

1

profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

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