jpdb beta

endorsement; proof; note on back of the scroll

1

to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with

1

grinning; smirking

1

to smile (at); to grin (at)

1

to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it

1

nature; character

1

thereupon; shortly thereafter

3

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

2

who; what kind of person

2

junk

1

boatman

1

to congratulate

4

a lot; loads; plenty

1

(nothing) but a little

2

be; is

3

one's pocket

2

clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt

2

pickpocket

1

vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

7

large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive

1

chance; opportunity

2

going north

1

plain-clothes soldiers (esp. of the Chinese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War); mufti corps

10

street; quarter; district; area

7

to pilfer; to filch; to swipe

1

to fail; to slip up; to make a botch job (of)

1

chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice

2

period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty

1

to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one

1

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

3

firing; discharge of gun

2

sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen

4

castle

3

to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)

1

military of the Empire of Japan

9

collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing

3

prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively

1

activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role

1

stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters

2

thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

3

to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)

1

partisan

1

to watch for an unguarded moment

1

officers and men

2

to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

1

to chase; to run after; to pursue

5

good citizens; law-abiding people

2

each and every; all

1

safety zone; traffic island

1

American person

3