jpdb beta

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

3

all; entire; whole; altogether

3

deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out

2

concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)

1

to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege

1

form; shape; figure; visage

6

very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

6

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

7

apology

3

circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

7

regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction

5

relation; connection; relevance

3

emergency; extraordinary; unusual

3

circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional

2

dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine

1

target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)

7

unsuitable; inappropriate; improper

1

prohibition of sale; ban on sale

5

literature

3

(fine) art; the arts

1

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

14

resolute; determined; bold

1

opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion

1

banned book

1

copying; duplication; reproduction; copy

1

book making (binding, publishing)

4

person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

29

to; towards; for

4

absolute secrecy

8

illegal; unlawful

12

means; way; measure

2

popular name; common name; nickname; alias

1

underground publication; underground publishing; samizdat

12

typewriter

5

photocopier; photocopying machine

1

authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office

10

under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)

3

punishment; penalty

1

imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation

1

tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability

1

net; netting; web

2

to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)

1

carbon paper

1

to transcribe; to copy

1

to take a picture

1

reproduction; duplication; reprinting

14

manual labor; manual labour; manual procedures

1

distribution; circulation

4

music

13

culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

3