jpdb beta

no!; no no!; no, not at all

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

3

because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly

3

special; particular; peculiar; unique

2

house; family

5

to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate

1

preference; priority; precedence; right of way

3

Shinto shrine

1

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

1

seal

1

traces; evidence

2

best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date

1

point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

3

rich person; wealthy person

1

politician; statesman

4

potter

5

opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

1

ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base

2

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

2

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

1

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

10

to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic

1

not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for

1

to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)

1

party (political); person who is fond of; fan of

1

management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons

2

surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality

2

pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china

6

glassy; vitreous

1

to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

1

heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion

1

chemical change

1

sodium carbonate

1

makings (of); aptitude (for); groundwork; foundation

1

silicon dioxide; silica

1

those; they

2

chemical combination

1

sodium silicate (Na2SiO3)

3

isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

2

voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)

8

to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous

4

husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)

1

circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

3

dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing

2

lover; mistress

2

weekly (publication); weekly magazine; weekly journal

1

means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull

1

mother

4

morning; breakfast

2

that is to say; so that means

2