jpdb beta

I; me; you; (arch.) manservant

16

surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully

1

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

9

but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding

3

a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily

11

apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

1

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

1

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

1

plot (of a novel, play, etc.); plotting (data)

1

from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")

8

volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)

1

hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation

1

state of progress

1

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

2

to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

2

furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

2

acceleration; speeding up

1

if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)

23

to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

5

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

9

Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker

8

to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)

2

please (give me); please (do for me)

3

behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

3

finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

3

previous volume

1

(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say

1

collection of short stories; collected short stories

1

first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least

5

legend; folklore; tradition

6

hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)

2

series

1

only; nothing but

1

entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence

2

(fictional) character; character; personality; persona

5

chief; main; principal; major

2

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...

1

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

2

to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

3

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)

6

too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as

14

to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

3

like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)

2

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

1

direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

9

hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)

1

interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

2

to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

5

certainly; by all means

1

to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

5