jpdb beta

to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short

3

short; brief

2

percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)

1

tight-lipped; able to keep a secret

1

patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy

2

far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry

2

ability; capacity; capability; physical strength

1

one's plan

2

discreet; tight-lipped

1

methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it

3

narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped

3

workshop; works

8

selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion

3

choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion

2

expansion

3

lover; mistress

3

innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity

6

to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught

3

affinity

1

declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression

3

to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)

4

strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance

1

body proportions

3

manufacturer; producer

3

to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)

1

log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)

1

rain and wind; driving rain

3

hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones

1

wonderful; astounding; marvellous

2

building; construction; group effort by Buddhist practitioners; group activities by a community (e.g. cleaning, etc.)

2

(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone

2

Let me see

2

supreme command; direction over all

1

maintenance

8

I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect

1

to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)

15

personnel selection

2

a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)

2

naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting

5

fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail

2

section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.

2

to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)

3

to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time

1

resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability

5

big leakage; uncontained leak

8

(one's) ex-wife; (one's) former wife

1

doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion

4

well-mannered; courteous

1

to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)

1

tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean

2