jpdb beta

circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money

1

it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

1

once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

1

foreign country

4

trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

1

expel the barbarians; expulsion of the foreigners; late Edo period (19th century) revolutionary slogan

2

foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese

1

to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

3

who

1

the old feudal government; shogunate

1

disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment

1

funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable

3

chance; opportunity

1

how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

1

that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

1

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

1

surely; certainly

3

indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

3

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

8

conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

3

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

1

however; but

8

Yokohama (city)

2

silkworm-egg paper

1

(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case

1

that; those; the

2

firm; trading company

1

seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

3

restrained buying

1

discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference

1

complaint; troubles; objection; grievance

1

in that way; like that; that way

1

to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate

5

wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)

1

to contribute jointly

1

structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance

2

by all means; at all costs; absolutely

2

necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

2

fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

3

whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

2

now is the time

1

to join forces; to cooperate

1

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

2

I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

1

be; is

1

magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

1

to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind

1

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

3

to raise someone's position; to raise someone's standing

1

good opportunity; chance

3