jpdb beta

underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly

1

though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

4

of great promise; with a promising future

2

war; fighting; fierce competition

4

all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation

1

to make one's name well known; to gain much fame

1

candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination

1

as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

1

to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth

1

selfish; self-centred; egotistical

3

ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml

2

this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type

1

to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word

1

heart; guts; nerve; central part

2

to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)

1

now that you say that; now that you mention it

1

heredity; (genetic) inheritance

2

ancestor

2

descendant; posterity; offspring

1

not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

2

heresy

1

odd; strange; queer; peculiar

1

agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)

1

to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply

1

flight; running away; absconding; elopement

1

to drift (to); to be washed ashore

1

to gain fame; to make one's name

1

(your) daughter; young woman

1

postwar period; period after Second World War

1

prize; award; reward

1

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

2

suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally

3

up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...

2

bloody vomit

1

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

3

retirement

3

emphasis-adding particle

1

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

1

looking or acting as if one owned the place

1

to remain; to stay (somewhere)

1

hmm; I see; hrm

3

if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything

4

Elva

2

Libro

3

celery

3

Bhaisajyaguru; Pindola; The Healing Buddha

1

head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

2

prime minister; premier; chancellor

1

black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling

2

teachers, superiors, and men of prominence

1