jpdb beta

pipe; tube

1

inventor

1

royal

2

president (of a society); chairman

2

Crookes; Crooks

1

Sorbon

1

university (college) professor

1

Richier

1

Nobel

1

decoration; order; medal

1

recipient; receiver

1

similarly; same (idea); same (name)

1

various; many; several

7

master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family

1

at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

1

also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

191

to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

1

person

16

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

1

great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty

1

advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior

2

to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

1

preconception; prejudice

1

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

15

to become; to amount to

25

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

221

well bottom; narrow place

1

frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)

1

narrowness; meanness; humbleness; lowliness

1

looking; viewing; (please) try (to)

316

psychic phenomenon

1

disregarding; ignoring

2

sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile

1

pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable

2

10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad

1

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

1

result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently

13

writing; book; (literary) work

1

course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)

1

divine spirit

4

doctrine; rule; principle; -ism

1

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

1

to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

34

serious; important; significant; grave; weighty

3

Sendai (city in Miyagi)

1

Bansui

1

string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions

10

indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very

693

people

30

original story; original version; this volume

2