jpdb beta

ruin; destruction; fall

2

pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg

2

with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)

2

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

4

if one is unlucky; if one is careless

1

report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)

2

even (e.g. even a child)

2

to be ready and waiting; to be on the alert; to be on the watch

1

better than nothing; better than none at all

1

point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection

2

to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)

1

white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch

1

magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

10

to tell a lie; to fib

2

earnings from a part-time job; part-time job pay

3

market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation

1

how; in what way; how about; questionable

1

valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable

1

amount of money; sum

1

double; twice (as much); twofold

1

work; job; labor; work

36

when it becomes; when it comes to

9

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

1

to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

5

money; cash

1

clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)

8

if not; unless

1

not; does not exist

1

radical

1

no; nope

6

extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding

1

readiness; preparedness; attitude; kanji "vapor" radical

1

to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

2

to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest

1

above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

10

regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on

4

to look down on; to condescend

1

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

10

that; the matter in question

5

painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing

9

hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

5

to pretend; to act (as if)

9

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

8

vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology

1

Sparta (ancient Greek city-state); hard education; hard training; strict; severe

3

Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person

1

omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally

2

a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

2

to be the case that

2

side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case

3