jpdb beta

moneylending; moneylender

1

elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting

1

conviction; belief; confidence

1

murder; homicide; manslaughter

2

winning pitcher

1

killer; murderer

1

to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with

1

root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence

2

literary master

1

example; illustration; precedent

1

capital city; metropolis

1

anniversary of the end of a war

1

restoration of independence (esp. Korea, China, etc.)

1

occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle

1

to escape from; to get out

1

old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days

1

government-general

1

building

1

demolition; pulling down; destruction; dismantling

1

The Dong-a Ilbo (Korean newspaper)

1

company president; manager; director

4

eternity

1

open sea; Okinawa

1

flexible; lithe; soft; pliable

1

personality; character; personal appearance; gentility

2

deep impression

1

to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

2

Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint

8

early post war period; immediately after the war

1

shoeshine; shoe polishing

2

such; this sort of; like this

6

to make a lasting impression

1

knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

4

unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual

1

to be surprised; to be astonished

2

indicate reason; infers some protest

2

desk; copy editor

3

placing (an ad); submission of advertising copy; sending a manuscript for printing

3

breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance

1

coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation

1

postwar

1

in the early period (of something); at the beginning

2

to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected

2

aunt; old lady; ma'am

2

fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)

1

speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible

1

restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence

1

to pray; to wish

1

to polish one's shoes; to clean your shoes

1

corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)

2