jpdb beta

a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance

2

only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

6

point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

1

story; tale; talk; discussion

1

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

2

husband

1

thank you; thanks

1

no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it

1

time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

1

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

2

Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

1

Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)

1

victory; triumph; win; conquest; success

1

Japan

3

that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

6

name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

2

suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap

1

the West; the Occident; Western countries

2

to make known

1

reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason

4

be; is

1

good bye; I'm off; see you later

1

white person; Caucasian; (arch.) beginner; (arch.) amateur; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

2

state; country; nation

3

yellow race; Mongoloid race

2

to win; to gain victory

1

fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually

2

at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of

1

yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill

1

monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook

1

the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

1

disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes

1

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

1

Yellow Peril (argument); theory that East Asians are a danger to the Western world

1

to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)

1

article; discourse; dissertation; editorial; leading article; leader

1

to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage

1

result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following

1

certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

1

to become

1

the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan

1

contempt; derision; slight; disdain

1

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

1

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

8

sincerity; true heart; devotion

2

to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt

1

to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)

1

such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

1

period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

1

please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of

1