jpdb beta

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

2

ebony

5

reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)

1

easy; plain; simple

5

a respectful bow

1

clothes

7

alien (from another planet)

1

situation; state of things; current affairs

3

to have an eye on; to zero in on

3

folk costume; traditional clothing; national clothing

2

to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at

3

paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of

1

document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)

1

terse; concise; simple and clear

1

division of duties

2

Islam

1

Empire Day (February 11th; national holiday held from 1872 to 1948)

1

ally (of another nation)

1

head; leader; top; (arch.) important part

5

gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)

1

to decide; to determine

2

Yasukuni Shrine

10

temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle

1

mantle; mantle (e.g. gas)

2

in high spirits

1

bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder; prism

1

to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)

1

various temples

1

to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour

2

hundred times worship (e.g. visiting a shrine or temple a hundred times for prayer, walking back and forth a hundred times before a shrine offering a prayer each time)

1

Zoushigaya

1

sovereign; ruler; head of state

1

can be easily guessed

1

depends entirely on; depends above all on

2

your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right

4

advanced age; senility

8

prime of life

2

wine glass

2

to gulp down (a drink); to slurp

4

unhappy; sad; gloomy

2

garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location

3

radio tower

3

allied nations; the Allies (World War I, World War II); Allied powers

8

earlobe

5

astrology; horoscope

5

axle; pivot; center (of power, activity); central point; the Axis (WWII alliance)

7

huge win; overwhelming victory

9

Japan, Germany and Italy

1

triple alliance

2

every evening; night after night

2