jpdb beta

prisoner; convict

12

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

4

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

6

penal labour; work assigned to prisoners

7

(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

3

as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree

2

behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

40

half-moon; half a month; semicircle

1

peeping Tom

1

field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)

1

to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)

1

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

1

spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood

14

to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)

2

to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover

2

it may be because

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just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution

1

one's home; one's house

1

to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)

1

occasionally; once in a while; now and then

3

commercial broadcast

2

to lose one's energy; to be cowardly

3

more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

1

in name only; figurehead; (only) by name

1

nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son

1

period; Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)

1

the end (of); powder

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Later Han dynasty (of China; 25-220 CE); Eastern Han dynasty; Later Han dynasty (of China; 947-950 CE)

1

emperor

1

(political) power; authority; influence

1

to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet

1

to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)

10

eunuch

1

power; influence

1

long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged

9

eternal; everlasting; perpetual; immemorial

1

to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through

1

A common name for the area around Akihabara Station in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, famous for being the centre of modern Japanese popular culture and a major shopping district for video games, anime, manga, electronics and computer-related goods.

3

at; in; at; when; by; with

1

four years

9

once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone

8

figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating

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festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy

1

holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)

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limited edition

3

Kan'u

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Unchō

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the Red Hare (beloved horse of Lü Bu)

3

to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)

10

something (or other)

1