jpdb beta

no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

1

dead of night; midnight

1

photographer

1

to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark

1

firelight

1

preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

10

in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once

6

push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness

1

adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done

2

before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later

2

aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support

1

the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult

3

to increase; to multiply

1

to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)

2

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

1

to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)

2

actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set

4

present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

1

to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps

3

he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period

2

handkerchief

7

piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper

6

seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that

3

to pick up; to find; to gather

2

thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor

46

piece of evidence; evidence

1

prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier

7

righteousness; justice; right

3

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

5

Home Minister (pre-1947)

1

Hirotada

1

Superintendent General of the Metropolitan Police

21

Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine; tanyosho pine

31

(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure

4

Home Ministry Police Affairs Bureau (1876-1947)

1

small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland

1

Yasunosuke

1

spinning (textiles); spun yarn

10

counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun

7

(arch.) exposure; (arch.) clarity; exoteric Buddhism; public Buddhist teachings

1

government service; the bureaucracy

1

most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest

2

peerage; court rank

1

elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; Genro (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)

2

exception

2

penniless; extremely poor; destitute

4

list; enumeration

1

pipe; tube

1

tediously; lengthily; wordily

1

to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum

1