jpdb beta

to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

general; popular; common; typical

1

parental authority

32

overwhelming

1

to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

1

very young; little; childish; immature

1

still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

1

law; act; method; mood; dharma; law

2

gender equality; equal rights for both sexes; equality of the sexes

2

to take up employment

1

childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing

2

family; members of a family

10

(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people

1

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

3

who; what kind of person

1

electrical manufacturer; company manufacturing electric devices; electric-appliance maker

1

after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after

1

section manager; section chief

1

aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor

1

with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by

1

men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders

1

(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)

1

part-time job; side job

1

to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)

2

to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up

1

three and a half lines

1

to thrust before; to thrust at

1

vitality; ability to earn a living

1

to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)

1

to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

1

dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence

1

selection; choice; option

1

very bleak; dim

1

of great promise; with a promising future

1

living thing; living creature; animal; life

1

present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

2

legal guardian

1

standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum

1

mainly; primarily

2

custody and care

6

order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation

3

(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality

2

mind and body

2

on a routine basis; regularly; habitually

1

health; healthy; sound; fit

1

parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

5

point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site

2

in that respect; on that point; in that regard

1

materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

3