jpdb beta

tobacco shop; tobacconist

1

pence (monetary unit)

1

waistcoat; vest

4

crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care

2

plate; illustration; figure

1

booklet; pamphlet

1

environment; surroundings; circumstances

1

historical; traditional; historic

1

to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit

1

to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize

1

very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow

1

old days

1

(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague

1

example; an instance

1

generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei

2

rule; reign; peaceful times

1

(large) house; residence; mansion

1

existing; living; extant

1

to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

1

hey!; say!; I say!; I; me

12

to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper

2

to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

8

one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

1

to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up

10

sixteen; 16

1

four years

2

congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly

1

group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect

2

occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)

1

Puritan Revolution

1

(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

3

several day period

1

George; Georgie

1

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

1

inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these

2

field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons

1

absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical

1

to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other

1

look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

3

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

1

often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly

2

to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)

1

a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant

1

judge; appraiser

1

impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky

3

as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is

5

gist; main point

1

awfully; terribly

1

to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect

1

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

2