jpdb beta

actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow

2

to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

1

a little bit; a little while

3

no problem; no objection; it doesn't matter

1

other; another; over; more than; I; me

1

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

1

commotion; stir

4

large build; large pattern

3

to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

1

originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful

5

have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than

1

suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up)

1

huge body; large build

2

courtier

5

to resound; to make a stir

1

short and stout; small but wide around

1

relatively; comparatively

2

horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside

9

to sit in a row; to be arrayed

2

about 80%; almost certainly; mostly

1

at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

4

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

1

giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)

1

staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring

1

to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect

4

for a long time

3

teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)

1

article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point

1

gladiator

32

perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility

1

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

6

how many; how old

1

-years-old

8

plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious

1

beforehand; in advance; previously

3

things; matters

1

northern part; the north (of a region)

1

reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground

1

citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)

1

won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you

8

knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting

1

to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

2

to like; to prefer

3

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

4

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right

1

development; growth

4

popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

4

to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck

3

bloodshed

2

dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry

1