jpdb beta

foreign country

2

firm; trading company

7

kindness; intimacy; friendship

2

to be

9

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

5

connections; contacts; influence

1

in search of; in order to look for

1

furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking

1

lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)

1

death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without

1

pasture; grazing land

1

to palm off; to force a sale

1

to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge

1

as soon as (he, she, it) comes

1

extremely

1

for the present; for the time being

1

research student

1

lecture

1

attendance; presence; appearance

1

name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense

2

to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard

2

stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs

1

double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

1

academic traditions; academic school of thought; method of study

2

high class; high grade; high rank; seniority

1

stomach (esp. a pig's stomach or a cow's rumen); pork stomach

1

to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively

1

holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

3

for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)

5

shin; shank; lower leg

1

to be peevish; to sulk; to pout

1

Robinson; Eric

8

thank you

1

popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)

3

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but

2

simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together

1

library

1

receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)

1

rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt

1

great joy

1

to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

2

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

2

for the time being; at present; (arch.) hindrance

3

to vacate; to move out

1

walking around at night; night travel; night train

1

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

1

in the future; another day; later

2

somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion

2

Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people

6