jpdb beta

here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

2

hero

3

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

1

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

1

to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

1

being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge

1

thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness

1

still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

3

though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other

2

grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence

2

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

2

two persons; two people; pair; couple

1

honorific/polite/humble prefix

1

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

2

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

1

willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition

1

to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)

1

considerably; greatly; a lot

2

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

1

sound; noise; (musical) note; fame

1

to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)

1

what the?; what's going on?; what's this?

1

nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may

1

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

1

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

1

official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)

1

to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to

1

interruption; interference; butting in

1

to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)

1

seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

1

underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly

1

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

1

work; job; labor; work

3

to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete

1

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

2

desk

1

to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to

2

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

1

nerve gas; nerve agent

1

taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction

1

is not; am not; are not

1

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

2

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

1

minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)

2

who; what kind of person

1

confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up

1

international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan

1

arms dealer

1

be; is

2

Thomas; Tomasu

1