jpdb beta

semi-; quasi-; associate

4

youth; young man

10

my condolences

1

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...

28

to be discouraged; to be disheartened

1

value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction

1

other people's affairs; someone else's problem

1

damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute

4

worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst

2

finally; at last; in the end; ultimately

1

number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

1

deep breath

2

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

3

to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope

1

choosing; selecting; deciding (on)

1

to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide

1

to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki

1

to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)

1

what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement

1

to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)

1

sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question

1

by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency

9

to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

1

to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

15

to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

2

to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve

1

to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read

1

role; duty; position; part

1

protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)

3

nobility; aristocracy; peerage

13

to serve; to work for; to attend

5

employee; servant

20

than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except

14

better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth

3

to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in

1

to fall prostrate

1

poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!

2

end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)

1

gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK

1

delight; great joy

3

person

2

feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination

2

light and darkness; light and shade

1

clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain

6

to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter

1

to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)

1

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

2

to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high

2

to grimace; to frown

1

to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come

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