jpdb beta

handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation

1

to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other

4

grounds of an argument

2

goes without saying; needless to say; obvious

1

foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)

1

first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

2

term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)

1

hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner

2

support

2

verbalizing; putting into words

1

blank column; blank space

1

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

1

plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution

1

convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure

1

loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback

1

two copies

1

liking; taste; choice

1

unpredictability; element of surprise

1

importance; gravity

1

recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition

2

scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market

1

in addition

1

emotional; sentimental

2

flattery; cajolery; flirtation

2

persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story

1

episode; anecdote; vignette

1

passion; enthusiasm; zeal

1

(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior

1

kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)

1

affirmation; affirmative (logic)

1

to succeed; to bear fruit

1

other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition

1

left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one

1

deliberation

1

equilibrium; good balance; poise

1

full acceptance of workers' pay demands

2

one large ...; a great ...

1

big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

1

cut; reduction; curtailment

2

at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else

1

negative; contradictory

2

curtain; bunting; act (in play)

1

another world

1

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

1

before now; hitherto

1

rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)

1

capacity; volume; capacitance

1

chain store

2

et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth

1

(private) investigation company; research agency

1