jpdb beta

to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter

1

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

3

meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview

5

to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)

2

timing

1

meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention

1

to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger

1

for many days

1

treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay

1

to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

1

to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch

1

person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer

1

to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

2

to declare confidently; to declare proudly; to declare dramatically; to strike a pose (for dramatic effect)

1

really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit

3

unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool

1

countermeasure; counter-measure

1

to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

2

actually; really

2

stuffy; steamy; sultry

1

card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program

1

process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction

1

to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

1

special envoy

1

to let someone say

1

now; come (now); well

2

noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright

2

to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed

1

to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off

2

fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)

1

to fall prostrate

2

hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!

1

was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

1

monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook

34

wizardry; secret of immortality

5

a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat

1

infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover

1

to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)

2

what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

1

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

1

tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve

2

what do you want?; can I help you?

1

all kinds of things; various things; large number of people

1

a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest

2

pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix

8

outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)

1

to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)

1

to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far

1

beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly

1

they; those guys; those fellows

3