jpdb beta

to be absorbed in thought; to muse; to muse about; to think things through

1

to take out; to drag out

1

explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology

1

the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess

1

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

1

but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess

1

only once

2

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

1

unlucky

1

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

1

suicide

1

famous; fame

3

the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front

1

to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

2

Nishime

1

Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion

2

Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion

2

root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature

6

clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)

2

milk-white; milky

1

to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen

1

to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with

1

cypress (Cupressus sp.)

3

squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)

1

to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

2

cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.

2

bilge water

1

gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance

1

bare feet

1

neighborhood association (established in Japan in 1940); neighbourhood association

4

person; member

1

to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)

1

observation; survey; watching

1

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

3

boss (esp. yakuza); foreman

2

town hall

2

report; information

2

national flag

2

to order; to command; to appoint

1

driving on the left side of the road; driving on the left-hand side of the road; left-hand side driving

1

strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance

1

14; fourteen

1

horses and cattle

1

weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset

1

sword; dagger; knife; bayonet

1

presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in

1

offense (against the law); offence; violation

1

if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...

2

container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder

1