jpdb beta

dawn breaks; day dawns

1

dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

4

page

8

memories; recollections; reminiscence

1

condensed milk; Soviet Union

1

scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market

4

each; (arch.) you (plural)

1

to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in

6

characteristic (of); peculiar (to)

3

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

2

a long time ago

1

to go on reading

1

as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to

1

to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

3

to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured

1

oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!

1

leather-covered

1

long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)

1

article; news story; report; account

3

contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

5

handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission

1

relation; connection; relevance

4

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

2

going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people

2

one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)

3

fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless

4

underline; underscore

2

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

6

blank space; margin; blank canvas

2

foreign language

1

writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)

2

linguist

1

if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose

1

Arabic (language)

1

Sanskrit

1

tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den

1

to explain adequately; to be accountable

3

royal family

1

Western person

1

hiding; concealment

2

special directive; special order; special mission; special appointment

1

ambassador

1

from afar; over a great distance; all the way

1

going to Britain

1

wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely

1

guess; conjecture

8

tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble

1

otherwise; or else; if not

2

to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss

1

to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

1