jpdb beta

easy to understand

1

confrontation; opposition; antagonism

3

to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)

8

for this reason

1

prediction; estimation

1

prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

1

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

1

surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

3

followers; subordinates; being under someone's command

3

gate guard (during the ritsuryo system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryo system)

1

indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions

2

inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls

2

Imperial Guards

11

cooperation; collaboration

2

to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on

1

suspicious person

1

to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide

1

(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze

1

so far as

1

(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

1

in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

1

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

1

given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this

1

result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently

1

well then ...; in that situation; in which case

1

to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official

1

watch-keeping; guard; lookout

1

to volunteer; to undertake a challenge

1

invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass

2

very likely; very probable

1

even

2

worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid

9

to follow; to come along with one; to accompany

2

participation; joining; entry; adherence

1

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

1

approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

1

miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

1

considerably; fairly; quite

7

to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up

1

when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

1

recent years

1

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

5

usual state of things

1

very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

5

weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health

1

falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

1

in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)

1

parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)

1

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

1

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

2