jpdb beta

instant; moment; for an instant

7

single word; a few words; brief comment

7

that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

6

definite; certain; decided; fixed; settled

1

position

1

you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you

9

alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

3

bull's-eye; the mark

1

(for the) first time in one's life

1

crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

1

to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted

2

bitter-tasting bug

1

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

2

to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized

1

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

1

not only

2

to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

3

what kind of; what sort of; what

12

patterns of thinking; train of thought

2

already; now; no longer; not any more

6

so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

5

to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen

3

normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station

27

director; executive; officer; official; person in charge

1

lazy son; profligate son

2

elite

2

highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)

1

extra-high; ultra; super

1

academic background; academic credentials; academic record

3

they; them

4

upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class

1

so to speak

2

lower grade; low class; junior (officer)

1

(the) ignorant masses; untaught populace; unlearned people

1

to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)

3

manners; etiquette; polite behaviour

2

that's the way it is; such is life

5

adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently

2

anachronism

2

self-consciousness

2

swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy

1

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

10

manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour

6

for example; for instance; e.g.

2

new employee; freshman employee; new hire

1

even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

1

subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk

1

like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...

2

indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions

3

to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

4