jpdb beta

duty; function; office; mission; task

17

to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down

2

to build one's career

1

using all of one's strength (to); giving (it) everything one has got; going full-out; throwing a ball as hard as one can

1

at work; in the midst of work; working

2

one; one

2

stamp (postage); merchandise certificate

1

serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

3

fiend for work; workaholic; career-minded person

1

to cut corners; to be shoddy

2

to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out

3

omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

1

to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

3

in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all

7

pacing (e.g. in athletics, etc.); pacing oneself

2

to concentrate one's effort (on something)

2

degree of difficulty; difficulty level

1

always; constantly

7

completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome

1

practice; practising; experience

1

skill

6

advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus

6

not only ... but (also); as well as ...

2

disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus

2

disguise; masquerade

3

nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops

2

shadow; tail; following

1

to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete

1

abundant; plentiful; rich; ample

2

(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate

1

save; checking; curbing; suppressing

1

detector

2

meter; gauge; metre (i.e. 100 cm); meter; animator

1

alarm

1

to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off

2

dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful

2

flood; flooding

1

to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)

2

preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike

1

hostile act

1

illumination; decorative lighting

1

sea or river bottom

1

to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

3

to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide

4

people

3

to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes

4

thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts

2

to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for

2

gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees

3