jpdb beta

for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)

1

measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy

8

thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

2

3rd day of the month; three days

1

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

3

princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue

5

another family; another house

3

one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy

1

such; this sort of; like this

5

seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

4

attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance

3

gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance

1

breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)

1

just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of

1

working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)

1

to order; to command; to appoint

2

physical

1

only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)

2

aristocratic

1

to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

4

wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza

1

excuse; explanation

2

to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge

5

(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit

3

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

6

to shrug one's shoulders

3

cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK

1

easy; simple; there's no way that ...

1

I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

29

betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

2

to explain the situation

1

telling (on someone); tattling; snitching

1

just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

8

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually

7

disclosure; exposure; revelation

1

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

8

(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

2

to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show

5

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

2

young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute

1

to want; to desire

1

unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal

1

more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

2

to be cleared of a charge

1

just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution

1

to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration

4

anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity

6

excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much

2

Oh well; yeah; good; OK

2

to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)

2