jpdb beta

everyone; anyone; no one

1

actually; really

2

escape

1

sickroom; hospital room; ward

3

shut up!

1

head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year

2

talking while standing; standing around talking

1

dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance

1

sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable

2

employee; worker

2

tens of thousands

1

split; division; break up

3

heavy

1

to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for

1

economic world; financial circles; business community

1

throughout Japan

1

to annoy; to cause trouble

1

top news; front-page news; lead story

1

age; years (old)

1

to impose; to visit upon; to inflict

2

to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous

1

superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries

1

thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

1

memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child

1

to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive

2

to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock

1

to burst open; to pop; to split

1

totteringly; trudgingly

1

assent; consent

1

self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

1

one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple

2

only daughter

1

biological child; one's own child

4

a few years later

1

to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence

1

traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...

2

ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody

1

regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on

1

head house (family); birthplace; originator

1

outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence

2

having to be; must be; should be; ought to be

1

adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)

1

dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs

1

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

1

formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff

1

company management; managing a company

1

matter; item; facts

1

to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work

1

rapid development; rapid unfolding

1

state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition

1