jpdb beta

15; fifteen

11

great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique

10

cabinet minister

2

job; work; duties; trade; skill

12

state; country; nation

3

to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon

20

main temple; main building of a shrine; alternate name for the Shishiden; Hall for State Ceremonies; central building of a palace; State Chamber

5

centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

6

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

14

entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)

6

table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor

2

truly; indeed

9

bay; gulf; inlet

17

cheerful; lively; lighthearted

5

laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)

13

lateness; tardiness; arriving late

3

to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient

2

heavy thunder

1

clapping hands; applause

10

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

1

to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited

1

temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally

1

program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme

13

indicates question

34

lovers' tiff; quarrel between lovers; chattering; idle talk

7

of course; certainly; naturally

8

dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs

27

-years-old

11

standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert

2

shout of abuse; jeers; boos

1

self-consciousness; self-awareness

1

absurd; unreasonable

1

opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part

1

to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)

1

indicates emphasis

1

large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool

1

black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person

1

clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)

4

to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves

3

as (somebody) says

5

person in charge of music (in a Japanese dance performance); person singing ballads (in noh); coast (esp. as seen from the water); shore; (arch.) the country; (arch.) countryside

2

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

7

(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies

1

hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)

2

already; now; no longer; not any more

11

to be exhausted

1

to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience

4

making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)

2

changing clothes; change of clothes

3

to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish

30