jpdb beta

unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

4

that's so, isn't it

3

to be curious; to wonder; to marvel

2

certain; definite

2

just past noon; afternoon

1

dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim

1

thousands

6

mutual agreement; understanding; common consent

2

after a long time; for the first time in a while

1

to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

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

(in) one's absence

1

various; many; several

1

strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

2

to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

9

rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism

16

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

12

white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine

2

clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.

1

to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce

1

hmm; I see; hrm

8

civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer

1

China

6

oh, yes?; really?

3

to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

10

one by one; one at a time; in turn

1

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

4

10,000; ten thousand

2

Japanese government

1

very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

7

dangerous thoughts

1

prison

1

police; police officer; police station

12

100,000,000; one hundred million

1

10,000,000; ten million

1

to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)

2

17; seventeen

3

bridge

17

meditation; contemplation

3

private residence or home

2

to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

6

southern tip

1

inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor

14

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

1

cheap lodging house

2

spacious; vast; wide

3

(tiny) house about nine feet wide and 12 feet deep

1

inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)

6

tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)

2

landlord; landlady

1