jpdb beta

isolation; being alone; being friendless

1

worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace

1

honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank

1

even; but; however

1

literary world; literary circles

2

towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

1

old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn

1

what

2

disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

6

right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages

1

is not; am not; are not

1

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

1

(not) even once; (not) ever

1

formalism

1

withdrawal from a group; resignation; secession; unsubscribing (mailing list, etc.)

1

adopted daughter; foster daughter

2

love and hate

2

to abandon (ship)

1

together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

2

to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

5

letter (of alphabet); character; writing

1

to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude

1

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

3

nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

1

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

1

small pine; young pine

2

stairs; stairway; staircase

1

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

1

sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

1

failure; mistake; blunder

1

poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable

2

to carry out to completion; to carry through; to see (something) through; to complete; to accomplish

2

geometric (progression, etc.)

2

to increase; to multiply

1

interim report

1

to decide; to determine

1

president (of a society); chairman

2

thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

1

terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous

1

stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded

1

Japan Business Federation; Keidanren

1

period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)

1

to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

1

financial world; business circles

1

Don (Spanish honorific)

1

shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes

1

prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader

1

rejection; dismissal

1

to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

1