jpdb beta

brokerage; mediation; fencing (of stolen goods)

1

substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice

3

(words to) that effect

1

rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism

1

in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should

1

sender (e.g. of mail)

1

infamous; notorious

1

chance meeting

2

postmark; (postal) cancellation mark

1

one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)

1

to mail a letter

1

writing on someone's behalf

1

to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to (crouch) and hide (behind); to conceal oneself; to lie down (and sleep)

1

after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually

2

to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do

1

clear; distinct

1

reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy

2

nest (of boxes); nesting; concealed information; nested structure; adopting a child after one's own has died; child adopted by a parent of a deceased child

2

a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a

1

to explain the situation

1

by your leave; with your permission

1

fortune-telling; divination

1

Hokuriku region (of Honshu; incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)

3

off the coast; offshore; out at sea

1

manned; occupied; piloted

1

sinful

1

exile; banishment; deportation

1

jumping to a hasty conclusion; premature judgement

1

fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner

7

Venetian glass

2

purificatory font at shrines and temples; kitchen; cupboard; room adjacent to a tea ceremony room, where utensils are washed; vendor of drinking water; building for taking refuge during a flood

1

Venice (Italy)

1

republic; commonwealth

1

prosperity; thriving; flourishing

1

manufacturing method; recipe; formula

1

Murano (Italy)

1

migration; move; emigration; immigration

1

on an island; on-island

5

to enclose; to corral; to fence in; to pen in

1

koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument

1

Japanese drum

1

shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute

2

Japanese music (esp. traditional Japanese music)

1

spacious; roomy; large; extensive (business, dealings, etc.); large (scale); broad

1

trumpet

1

the West; the Occident; Western countries

1

Stradivari

1

regular service

1

enclosure; coralling; penning; enclosure (fencing off common land for individual ownership)

2

I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but

1