jpdb beta

strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious

1

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

7

to occur; to happen

1

conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

2

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

2

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

1

modern society

1

scholar

1

shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.

1

substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)

1

teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder

2

coming; going

1

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

2

to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do

1

jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point

1

how; in what way

1

honorific/polite/humble prefix

1

thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

1

indicates question

2

life-form

1

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

1

accurate; correct; precise; exact

1

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

4

is not; am not; are not

2

self-admonition

1

however; but

1

years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past

1

cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga

1

entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)

1

robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead

7

ghost

2

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

1

to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

1

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

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

in that way; thus; so; so?

10

state of mind; mentality; psychology

1

to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse

1

crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes

1

should; must; -able; probably; likely

2

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

1

search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry

2

concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works

1

I see; that's right; indeed

1

here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

2

protection; tender care

1

group; party; team; organization; organisation; association

1

olden days; former

3

rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations

1

popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

1