jpdb beta

tear gland; lacrimal gland

4

trial stage; experimental phase; prototype stage

1

project

2

freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)

2

prototype

1

everyday life; daily life

1

monitor (device, software or person); monitoring; person who gives feedback on products, television programs, etc.; customer panel participant; (computer) monitor; display

1

interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off

1

disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty

2

organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)

4

professional killer; hit man

9

to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire

2

(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection

1

barrel of a gun

1

with a clink (click, clack)

3

gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)

1

World Championships in Athletics

1

new record (in sports, etc.)

1

javelin (throw)

1

tsk-tsk (used to indicate that someone is mistaken); tut-tut

1

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

7

escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing

2

helper; assistant; help; assistance

1

straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct

2

hostage

7

short short (story); flash fiction

1

unique; original; individual; unusual

1

cynical

1

applicant; candidate; volunteer

2

title

1

sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly

6

symbolic; symbolical

1

even though things may appear this way

1

rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation

5

goodbye; goodby; good-by

1

trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause

3

sigh

5

carbon dioxide; CO2

1

average temperature

1

with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction

2

son

1

studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)

2

adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager

2

to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop

1

easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply

1

anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

2

hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions; (leaf) sheath; (sake bottle) stand

2

faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep

1

individual; private person; personal; natural person

1

game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event

1