jpdb beta

aimlessly; somehow

1

to disappear; to vanish

1

extremely; highly

2

military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers

1

to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

1

to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)

3

puppet; marionette

1

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

3

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

1

with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

2

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

2

to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest

1

to dazzle; to make dizzy; to bewilder

1

to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out

1

to begin to do; to start doing; to cater; to make and deliver (food)

1

to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly

1

only recently; just recently; only yesterday

1

a long time ago

1

to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize

4

indeed; it's no wonder

1

extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd

1

advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)

1

new student

1

fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity

1

confrontation; opposition; antagonism

1

deep-rooted; ingrained

2

human resources; man-power resources

1

by chance; coincidentally; as it happens

1

speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)

2

to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)

1

underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface

1

legal; lawful; legitimate

1

to smile (at); to grin (at)

2

stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)

1

disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing

1

it's not like; it isn't as if

1

incident involving the taking of hostages; hostage situation

1

careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous

1

to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly

1

to follow in order; to go through step-by-step

1

hence; for that reason

1

practical use; utility

1

to point upward; to look upward; to improve

2

stupefaction

2

pure; clean; purity

1

trifles; minor details

1

however; nevertheless

1

lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child

2

till just now

1

natural (ability)

1