jpdb beta

to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)

1

reading

3

fruits of a wife's labour (in assisting her husband's career, e.g. by running the household)

2

inscrutable are the ways of heaven; fortune is unpredictable and changeable

1

last orders (for food or drink in a bar or restaurant); last call

1

Haneda Airport

1

matter in question; that matter; the matter; the issue

3

top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile

1

top down

1

upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere

1

to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err

1

batting average

1

mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to

1

announcement of one's retirement

1

all; everything

2

to come to an end; to rest

1

Stephen

2

youth; adolescence

1

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; ALS

16

to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten

1

theoretical physics

1

computer

1

in high spirits

1

spinal canal

1

grip (of hand); grip strength

1

House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)

9

to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with

1

Oahu (island)

1

massing (of troops); gathering

1

anchorage; anchoring; mooring

1

Pacific fleet

1

surprise attack; ambush

1

surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play

1

atomic bombing

1

severe; hard

1

cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)

1

essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)

1

non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin

1

leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers

2

debtor

1

imperious; proud; heavy (nasal breathing)

1

to take command; to give direction

1

racehorse

1

utter indifference; talking to the wall; praying to deaf ears

1

major city

2

the six elements (earth, water, fire, wind, void, and consciousness)

1

change; alteration; modification

1

existing

1

brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)

1

appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a piece of type)

1