jpdb beta

difficult; hard

1

small number; few; minority

1

to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

financials; on the funding (capital) side

1

capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel

3

face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect

2

almost all; nearly all

1

prompt; immediate; in real time

3

unlimited; unrestricted; limitless

3

existing; living; extant

1

to lower the bar

1

antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling

5

cause; origin

1

situation where alcohol is being served; (over) a drink

1

to grimace; to make a wry face

1

no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine

1

to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

1

to hate; to dislike

3

just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street

5

(in the) same boat; (sharing a) common destiny

2

cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community

1

treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection

3

smell of something rotten; rotten smell

1

existing

2

tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation

1

best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent

3

support; backing; aid; assistance

6

to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store

6

mainly; primarily

1

high achiever; student with good academic results

1

dirty work; unpleasant task

2

aptitude; aptness; suitability

1

to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with

2

entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with

3

extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism

1

power; authority; jurisdiction

1

plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal

3

implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization

10

by day and night; day and night; round the clock

1

to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)

2

vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)

2

field; sphere; realm; division; branch

1

even though; despite; notwithstanding

1

able; capable; competent; talented; efficient

4

one month

1

attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness

2

high class; high grade

1

tactics

5

study; research; investigation

6