jpdb beta

case; situation

6

acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for

3

to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set

1

duty; obligation

2

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)

11

new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer

1

I; me

38

to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

4

important task; important duty; important mission; heavy responsibility

1

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

18

scoring combination of a 9 and a 1 in oicho-kabu

1

period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)

2

life; living; I; me; student

1

youngest

1

beginning; outset; first; onset

34

promotion; advancement; rising in rank

1

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely

4

literary woman; talented woman

1

modesty; humility; being humble

1

to be needed; to be wanted

3

to antagonize; to provoke antipathy

1

excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you

16

Jerome; Gerome; Jerrom

2

old man; mister

3

Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

9

first name

2

subordinate person

7

to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to

6

close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum

2

together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

12

derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible

1

survival; survivor; relic

8

as a child; when one was a child

1

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

4

to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

22

after death

1

funeral service

1

arrangement; preparations; search (by police)

1

before long; even now

2

up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...

2

in various ways

1

to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful

2

as a matter of fact; to tell the truth

1

person willing to take on a role; willing candidate

1

to entrust; to leave to a person

2

unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again

1

honor; honour; credit; prestige

2

because; as; since

7

even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that

3

serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

3