jpdb beta

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

2

paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)

1

to turn round; to face about; to turn about

1

first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant

1

intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view

1

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

1

number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

1

tumultuous (with everyone voicing their opinions simultaneously); uproarious

1

quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute

1

meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into

1

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

2

incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling

1

regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

2

one hour

2

argument; discussion; dispute; controversy

1

taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment

1

part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)

1

to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified

1

declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)

1

drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room

2

to raise (one's voice)

1

noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)

1

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

2

to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal

2

to find oneself in deep trouble; to be deep in the shit

1

(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)

2

serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

1

to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate

1

as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is

2

to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience

1

to change (one's clothes)

2

stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure

1

superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!

1

class; heading; group; category

1

to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

1

to survive

1

midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year

1

to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

1

every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)

1

blip bleep; in short repeated movements

2

by sheer strength; by brute force

2

kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)

2

to become rounded; to roll into a ball

1

well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...

2

to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide

1

dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme

1

scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean

1

camber

2

good morning

5

as if nothing had happened

2