jpdb beta

occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally

1

encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)

7

yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's

9

Heinlein

1

marquis; lord; daimyo

1

yes; that is so

1

adventurer

6

dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar

1

daily set meal; daily special; plat du jour

1

Laa; Lahr

1

means; is; as for

1

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

2

ogre; auger

1

dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing

3

magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell

28

blow; hit; stroke

1

so to speak; so to call it; as it were

2

to rescue from; to help out of; to save

3

hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

1

great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough

6

while; even though; despite

2

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

2

noble; aristocrat; peer

4

noblesse oblige

1

high class; noble

2

duty; obligation; responsibility

2

exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

2

part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

1

slave; servant; slavery

1

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

4

royalty

1

to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

2

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

3

to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate

2

politics; government

1

rather; better; instead; if anything

4

everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

13

to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

1

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

1

family; members of a family

1

sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)

1

hard (life); tough (world)

1

society; the world; the times

1

to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)

10

inn

1

service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service

1

to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

5

to eat up

1

slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably

2

to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

1