jpdb beta

first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

1

branch office; branch store

8

aha!; yes sir

1

I see; that's right; indeed

3

to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision

1

to gather; to collect; to assemble

3

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

no!; no no!; no, not at all

2

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

1

going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead

3

to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain

1

loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback

1

such; like that; that sort of; very

1

thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

1

stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

1

clothing store; boutique; dress shop

2

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

4

construction; architecture (of buildings)

2

farmwork

1

rush; rush hour; rush print (in films, anime, etc.); lighter aboard ship; LASH

1

clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.

6

to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity

1

to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged

1

to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

1

central part; heart (of a city)

1

introduction; presentation; referral; listing

1

rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match

1

building expenses; construction costs

1

temporary employee placement

1

and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth

1

hereabouts; around here

2

area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances

1

outsider; layman; amateur

1

because; as; since

2

skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower

1

to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)

4

means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull

1

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

1

Derain; Dolan; Doran

8

Mika

12

lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit

2

oh!; oh?; my!

3

to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize

2

inn

5

passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing

1

site; point on a map; spot

1

accommodation; lodging

1

institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)

7

what

3

hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

4