jpdb beta

president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)

1

to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle

1

army

9

assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation

1

average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

6

three; 3

4

counter for months

4

interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance

2

Matsumae

5

powerful

1

sequel; second series

1

mushroom

1

months and years

1

one's own room

1

to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away

2

reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness

2

to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close

1

one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)

1

letter; note

6

to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick

4

notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology

11

trifles; minor details

1

the year end; end of the year; last days of the year

1

to draw near; to approach; to be imminent; to be impending; to be at hand

1

to change (one's clothes)

1

five-sided fortification

14

toast; congratulatory cup

1

to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)

1

deep breath

1

knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)

1

act; deed; conduct

1

western style

1

door; gate; opening; title page

3

manners; courtesy; etiquette

1

to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion

3

attendance; presence; appearance

1

to make merry; to be festive

1

doorknob; door knob; door handle

1

today; this day

1

bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers

1

furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality

2

assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)

1

to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble

1

bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful

1

contents of a document (esp. of a letter)

1

to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon

1

go home; get out

3

to purse one's lips

2

to keep (a person) waiting

1

to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue

1