jpdb beta

old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days

1

system of government

1

to trace back to (the origins of something)

1

superior; better

1

diplomatic

1

to become weak

1

to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time

1

to dry up; to parch; to ebb away

1

whatever the case; under any circumstances

1

fierce animal; beast of prey; big game

1

restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself

3

with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word

2

confidential matters

2

outline; summary; gist; basic points

1

acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance

1

grave-robbing

1

cemetery; graveyard

2

memorial tower

1

foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

1

emperor (of Japan); mikado

1

bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy

1

to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally

2

reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising

2

wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily

1

domestic; domestically-produced; produced within a country

1

to empty; to vacate; to evacuate

1

to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy

1

area under direct control (of the shogun)

2

producer; grower; maker; manufacturer

1

to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted

1

payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing

1

clear profit; net income; net profit

1

hotel expenses; expenses incurred during a stay

2

according to (one's) calculations; for the purpose of calculation

1

paradise; Eden; Elysium

1

someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour

2

in high spirits

1

need for social approval and self-esteem

1

island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf

9

sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)

18

growing wild (naturally); native

1

flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)

1

long and narrow

1

passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle

1

bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine

1

passing through; through passage

1

puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex

1

affirmation; affirmative (logic)

1

to think of; to come up with

1

bite (in fishing)

1