jpdb beta

party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow

3

wonderful; splendid; magnificent

2

selection; choice; option

1

... is the reason; ... is my excuse

1

first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag

5

artist

2

taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair

1

using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on

1

ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility

1

moment; second; instant

1

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

1

restaurant (esp. Western-style)

2

to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate

2

help; assistance; service

1

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

1

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

3

franc (currency)

1

economising; saving

1

Langres (France)

1

cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)

1

stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation

1

existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

4

you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only

1

Majestic

2

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

1

future (usually near); prospects

1

Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

3

suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap

1

the West; the Occident; Western countries

2

to make known

1

white person; Caucasian; (arch.) beginner; (arch.) amateur; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

2

state; country; nation

5

yellow race; Mongoloid race

2

to win; to gain victory

4

fact; truth; reality

3

yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill

2

monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook

2

disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes

1

to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

3

Yellow Peril (argument); theory that East Asians are a danger to the Western world

1

article; discourse; dissertation; editorial; leading article; leader

1

to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage

1

the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan

1

contempt; derision; slight; disdain

1

to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt

1

to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter

1

please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of

6

boarding; board; meals; catering; cook

1

Albert

2

non-

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