jpdb beta

ground glass; frosted glass

1

hometown; rural township (of China)

1

receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me

1

soccer; seersucker

1

all members; whole army

2

taking part (in planning); participation

5

contempt; scorn

1

adoration; admiration; devotion

1

Q; q

1

stunning; electrifying; striking; eye-popping; brilliant

1

to skip over (while reading); to skim

1

there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other

1

milk-white; milky

1

obscure; vague; ambiguous

3

pulsation; pulsatory motion

1

former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move

1

hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival

1

narrow eyes; fine texture

1

bashful; shameful; ashamed

3

(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other

2

banner; banner (graphic provided to link to site)

1

slump

1

every night; nightly

1

event; phenomenon; matter

1

many; numerous; various; large number of

3

Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane)

1

colored shirt; shirt with a collar

1

Ferrari

1

to embrace

1

vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts

3

extortionist that threatens to disrupt stock-holder meetings; sokaiya

2

to sniff out; to get wind of

1

blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist

1

extortion; blackmail; shakedown; extortionist; blackmailer; racketeer

1

to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky

1

black-market lending; illegal loan

1

collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked

1

110 (police emergency telephone number in Japan)

2

random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by

1

to chase; to run after; to pursue

2

pharmacist; chemist

2

wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza

1

going into a frenzy; flying into a rage

2

to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on

4

fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge

1

dispute; resistance

1

stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded

1

to wear; to be dressed in; to have on

1

outbreak of war; starting a war

1

linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple

1