jpdb beta

because; as; since

8

to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

8

Mr (junior); master; boy

6

to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten

5

avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)

8

to take out; to drag out

1

post office

1

open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest

1

conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

5

to triumph; to be elated with success

1

directory; name list

1

various

2

letter; missive; note; mail

5

coat; coating

15

important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

6

to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly

1

billionaire; multimillionaire; very rich person

6

influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne

1

to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant

2

nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable

1

winner; victor

1

ten-odd; a dozen or so

2

counter for people

10

welcome; reception

3

personal history; career

2

judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review

1

faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little

1

scarlet; red

1

afternoon; p.m.

13

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

2

to abide one's shame

1

to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

5

honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances

1

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

1

inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

2

Victoria (Seychelles); Victoria (Australia)

1

railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations

6

six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)

1

easily

2

mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)

3

(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of

4

great man; magnanimous man

1

fundamental; basic

1

in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

2

who; what kind of person

1

that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

3

birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin

6

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

2

upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general

2

fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable

1