jpdb beta

failure; mistake; blunder

5

to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain

1

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

6

sympathy; compassion; pity

4

cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness

1

to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment

1

quiet; still; calm

1

madness; insanity

1

to hide; to keep to oneself

3

to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

3

nightlife districts; drinking districts

2

travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito

5

pleasure-seeking

1

first-hand account

2

to begin to appear; to begin to come in

1

showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy

4

make-up; makeup; cosmetics

12

cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless

2

perfume; scent

2

town; block; downtown; main street; street; road

18

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

29

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

7

gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP

2

by means of; due to; because of; according to

11

to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award

1

magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell

6

blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature

4

incense

1

counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product

1

limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...

5

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

1

playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)

2

true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses

3

obedient; docile; quiet

14

reporter; journalist

11

to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

8

corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness

8

to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

7

bar; pub; tavern

1

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

2

this and that; various things

1

every night; nightly

1

(grape) wine

7

swig; gulp

1

as a matter of fact; to tell the truth

1

one's later years; final years (in life)

3

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

7

disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

2

means; is; as for

2

to cry softly; to sob; to weep

1