jpdb beta

nonchalant air; unruffled air

1

victory or defeat; match; contest; game

7

brute; savage; fiend

1

Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good

1

naming; giving a name; designation; nominal

1

charm; amulet

2

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

1

absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper

1

precisely because

2

much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner

2

even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

1

to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

1

only; sole; unique

3

however

7

pocket

1

pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed

1

to poke; to push

1

training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training

1

regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

3

(one's) life

2

to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

1

carpet

1

noise; din

1

to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off

1

origin; beginning

3

several days later

1

armband; arm band; brassard

6

appeal; call for something; request; axiom

2

common sense; common knowledge; common understanding

1

the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime

1

to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded

1

disastrous scene; terrible spectacle

1

pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas

1

purveyor (to the government or Imperial Household)

1

by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

3

hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...

2

efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services

1

being terribly grateful

2

to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit

1

desire; request; wish

2

independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation

9

to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals

2

unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history

1

nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than

1

subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea

1

to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully

1

to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite

1

the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain

1

pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

1

thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about

1