jpdb beta

metropolis; large city

2

route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course

1

development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

1

area; region

2

Meiji period (1868-1912)

1

wealthy people; the rich

1

splendour; splendor; magnificence; grandeur

1

mansion; residence

1

construction; architecture (of buildings)

2

at that time; in those days

1

cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end

1

the West; the Occident; Western countries

1

culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

1

western style or fashion

1

to build; to construct

1

haunted house

8

children

6

curiosity; inquisitiveness

1

putting one's courage to the test

1

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

3

courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness

1

to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of

1

evening; evening hour

1

the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual

1

inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)

1

impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky

1

boy; man; male

4

to go first; to take the lead; to lead the way

1

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

1

glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination

1

serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

1

fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly

1

this year

1

spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence

2

junior high school student; middle school pupil

1

indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission

1

(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl

1

university student; college student

1

location where spirits and ghosts allegedly often appear; haunted place

3

to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out

1

glass; pane

1

to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

1

cotton gloves; working gloves

1

bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan

1

gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out

1

vagrant; vagabond; tramp

1

to settle (in a place); to settle down

1

crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling

2

realistic; pragmatic

3