jpdb beta

tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

3

reconciliation; make peace with

1

your home; your family; their home; (my) home

2

cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull

1

warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money

1

terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

1

with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life

1

cannot be undone; can't be recovered from

1

to clear one's name

1

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

2

well then ...; in that situation; in which case

1

Japanese orphans left behind in China (after WWII); war-displaced Japanese in China

2

good grief

3

lucky you

2

Chinese person

11

multi-unit apartments; apartment complex

16

inhabitant; resident; citizen; population

4

to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder

2

staying behind; remaining; residual

3

orphan; person without friends

4

half century

2

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

2

Kyousuke

18

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

3

Sasaki

16

next week

1

festival; feast; carnival

5

paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern

1

street violence against middle-aged men

9

dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure

1

about here; in this neighborhood

1

public order; public peace; public security; law and order

1

to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

1

patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman

2

strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification

1

looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance

1

rather; sooner; preferably

1

vigilance committee; vigilante corps

4

deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing

1

thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual

1

self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy

2

president (of a society); chairman

2

shoulder

1

to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)

3

as (somebody) says

1

all night long; all through the night

1

father and mother; parents

2

coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe

1

to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder

1

enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to

1