jpdb beta

and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

2

don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow

12

pattern; design

1

they; those guys; those fellows

1

time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

2

Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

1

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

2

Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period

1

end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death

1

civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation)

1

curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case

1

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

15

to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out

1

rapid (e.g. progress)

1

Westernization

1

by means of; due to; because of; according to

1

town; block; downtown; main street; street; road

1

to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

3

the West; the Occident; Western countries

1

building

1

to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with

1

people; men and women; each person; everybody

2

gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent

1

clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress

1

to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with

1

sword abolishment edict (1876)

2

putting in force (a law); putting into operation; putting into effect; carrying out (a plan, policy, etc.); execution

1

warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent

5

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

1

existence; being; presence

1

to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

1

society; the world; the times

1

energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life

1

to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

1

exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of

1

present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)

1

Japan

4

big; large; great

2

rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)

1

period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

1

however; but

1

that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

7

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

1

to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

1

dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness

2

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

2

person

1

to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of

1

new government; new administration

1

to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy

1