jpdb beta

thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness

2

to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded

1

depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program

1

stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)

1

infertility treatment

1

stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny

1

sobbing; sob; weeping

1

miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

1

in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

1

tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

3

reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel

1

your home; your family; their home; (my) home

2

cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull

1

warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money

1

terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

1

with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life

1

cannot be undone; can't be recovered from

1

to clear one's name

1

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

2

well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case

1

Japanese orphans left behind in China (after WWII); war-displaced Japanese in China

2

good grief

3

lucky you

2

Chinese person

11

multi-unit apartments; apartment complex

16

inhabitant; resident; citizen; population

4

to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder

2

displaced orphans; displaced children; Japanese orphans left behind in China (after WWII); war-displaced Japanese in China

3

half century

2

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

Kyōsuke

18

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

3

Sasaki

16

next week

1

festival; feast; carnival; matsuri

5

paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern; snot bubble

1

street violence against middle-aged men

9

dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure

1

about here; in this neighborhood

1

public order; public peace; public security; law and order

1

to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

1

patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman

2

strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement

1

looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance

1

rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything

1

vigilante group; neighborhood watch; self-defense group

4

deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work

1

thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate

1

self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy

2

president (of a society); chairman

2