jpdb beta

nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops

1

and various other things; and many other things; and more; and what not; and all that

1

loan

2

one's house; one's home; one's family; house

1

calculating; mercenary; closefisted

1

to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)

1

profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana

1

inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through

1

October; tenth month of the lunar calendar

9

group; body; party; company; troupe; gang

4

various kinds

1

state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances

1

personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups

1

to run for election

2

to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate

1

Gauthier

1

confidential; secret; classified

1

suffrage; right to vote

1

repayment; redemption; amortization; amortisation

1

vassal; retainer

4

6th day of the month; six days

8

prohibition; ban; embargo

1

termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)

1

delivery; issuance; handing over; granting

2

notary public; notary; public notary

1

extremely; very much

1

publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)

4

taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton

1

one person; ordinary; common

1

sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness

1

proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative

5

immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing

1

at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

1

ticket window

1

(a) row; line

1

patient; persevering

1

zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour

1

to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

1

woman; girl

2

secondary school

1

grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over

1

old school; old style

2

modern; modernistic

1

one element; one factor

1

another prefecture; other prefectures

2

to precede; to forestall; to anticipate

1

suitable; appropriate; fitting; appropriately; accordingly; as required

1

university professor; college professor

1

the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way

1

selfishness; selfish motive

1