jpdb beta

sub; substitute; reserve; sub-

2

impossible to do (although wants to)

3

different culture; foreign culture

2

to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through

1

to be (doing)

2

I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit

1

ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly

2

way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)

1

gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine

7

to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

4

with a clink (click, clack)

1

ultimate goal

1

behavioral pattern

1

to resemble closely

1

arrangement; pact; agreement

1

to differ; to vary; to disagree

2

full cooperation

1

for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account

1

to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)

3

to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

1

leaving everything up to someone else

2

whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic

2

old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed

2

tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team

1

interests; stake

3

immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily

3

envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

2

heartening; reassuring

2

first step

2

outside of; not covered by

1

everything working out as desired

1

face; honour; honor; appearance; look

1

great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough

1

this, that and the other; this and that

3

explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling

1

to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)

1

quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely

1

shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper

3

prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant

1

to get in touch with

3

progress; development

4

promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate

7

other; another; over; more than; I; me

28

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

4

royal capital; imperial capital

3

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

7

palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign

9

tension; mental strain; nervousness

5

hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate

6

noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick

2