jpdb beta

prefix for forming ordinal numbers

first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

second

depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program

the third

gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn

fourth

the fifth

third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person

first step

the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony

first impression

using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately

first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address

first time; first; initial

chapter one; first chapter

failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade

first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters

first place

the second ...

the sixth sense; intuition; hunch

passing mark

the first ...; primary

first-class; first-rate

Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2

circumstances

leading person; foremost figure

the front (of a battlefield); forefront

second division; secondary division

the Third Reich; Nazi Germany

safety first (principle)

second wave

according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates

the third ...; tertiary

volume 1; first volume

First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1

gradually

first knuckle joint

depending on the answer; hinging on the reply

Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2

as soon as completed

primary significance; primary importance; first principle; absolute truth; ultimate truth

dependent on luck; matter of luck

passing (an examination); making the grade

first report (esp. of an incident, disaster, or news story); initial report

first wave

changing one's attitude or response according who one is talking to or dealing with

firstborn; first child; eldest child

type 1; category 1; first class

face; honour; honor; reputation; prestige; dignity

a third force

First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1

first article

World War III; Third World War

sixth heaven (of the desire realm)

being up to the person himself

most important condition (for); first prerequisite

Second World

Fourth World

lesson one; first lesson

secondary sex characteristic

first-class

second term; second stage

type 2; category 2; second class

failing mark; failing grade

third wave

First World

first movement (mus)

a third country

upon arrival of an item (items); as soon as one arrives

program of a ceremony (programme)

bona fide third party; bona fide third person

Third Way (in politics)

Third World

secondary meaning; of secondary import

failed student; student required to repeat a year

the best in the land; the best of its kind in the country; par excellence in the whole country

joint venture of government and business; business venture financed jointly by the public and private sectors; semi-public sector; (lit.) third sector

fundamental; primary; most important

depending on the (one's) situation (circumstances); at one's pleasure

second foreign language

according to (depending on) one's ability; if one is good (competent, talented) enough

truly ashamed

money talks; money is the key that opens all doors; money is the best lawyer in hell; (lit.) even the verdict of hell is determined by money

acting according to one's inclinations

first hearing

printed program; printed programme

leading party (e.g. in parliament); dominant party

fifth column

just as one wishes

as soon as (he, she, it) comes

independent committee; third-party panel

primary industry

according to circumstances; depending on the state of things; according to how the situation develops

the Tertiary period

first violin; first violinist

the fourth estate; the proletariat

third gender; third sex

Third Arab-Israeli War (June 5-10, 1967); Six-Day War

first series

second law of thermodynamics

recent graduate looking to change jobs

first impression; immediate thought

the greatest of the day

Third International; Communist International

Yom Kippur War; fourth Arab-Israeli war (October 6-25, 1973)

secondary industry

tertiary industry

national of a third country; foreigner (esp. Chinese and Korean) resident in Japan

assistant chief of staff, g1

if things permit; under certain circumstances

second violin; second violinist

Quaternary period

first-degree murder (in US, etc. law)

original store; first store

(French) Second Republic

thus; such being the case; in these circumstances

cheap, malt-free beer-like alcoholic beverage

first person

first philosophy

second law of thermodynamics

being dependent on what the weather is like

assistant chief of staff, g2

the third estate; the bourgeoisie

first language

(French) First Empire

third ventricle

successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)

reticulum

second language

at the outset; at the very beginning; in the first place; to begin (start) with; first and foremost

rival labor union; rival labour union

assistant chief of staff, g3

according to circumstances; dependent on the state of things

successful examinee

third-party allocation of shares

second person

first act (play, ballet, opera, etc.)

careerism

third person

primary sexual characteristic

first law of thermodynamics

as necessary (needed); if necessary (needed)

phase III study; phase III trial

fourth ventricle; brain structure

passing the examination

fifth force; fifth force of nature

oil crisis of 1973-74; first oil shock

workaholism

first law of thermodynamics

first oil crisis

second oil crisis (1979)

third law of thermodynamics

Fifth Generation Computer System; FGCS

phase II study; phase II trial

phase I study; phase I trial

middle toe

third party

abomasum (fourth compartment of the stomach of a ruminant); maw; rennet-bag

fourth toe; ring toe; outer toe (bird)

little toe

top-level domain

Shanghai Incident (1932); January 28 Incident

second-degree murder (in US, etc. law)

monocalcium phosphate; monobasic calcium phosphate

primary salt

first toe; big toe; great toe; hallux; hind toe (birds)

fourth generation language; 4GL

America First (U.S. policy)

first degree burn

First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

Battle of Shanghai (1937)

type II carriers

type I error

type-1 adjective (i.e. one that uses "ku" conjugation)

court of first instance

second quantisation; second quantization

one's second home; home away from home

private allocation (of new shares); third-party allocation (of new shares)

second degree burn

zeroth law of thermodynamics

third law of thermodynamics

third party beneficiary contract

third degree burn

garnishee

second toe; long toe; inner toe (bird)

third-party action against execution

type II error

Niigata Minamata disease

minor local newspaper

type-2 adjective (i.e. one that uses "shiku" conjugation)

third-class mail matter; (item sent by) third-class mail

eighth brain nerve; nervus vestibulocochlearis; vestibulocochlear nerve

on the first opportunity

fourth wall (in fiction)

at (upon) presentation; when presented

(French) Second Empire