jpdb beta

to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

3

cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

1

same group; same gang

1

to shrug one's shoulders

1

being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net

1

procedure; process; proceedings; formalities

1

ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)

1

introduction; presentation; referral; listing

1

tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground

1

to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

1

survivor

1

to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)

1

to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight

1

meaning; called; said

2

amount of material resources

1

to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said

1

the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult

2

to make plans

1

conflict; complication; troubles; discord

2

disastrous scene; terrible spectacle

1

price; cost

1

atomic energy; nuclear power

1

barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life

1

satisfactory; decent

1

nervousness; oversensitivity

2

to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels

2

criminal; culprit

2

to help out of (trouble); to extricate

1

impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness

3

to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

1

accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission

1

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

1

war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset

4

success rate

1

with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter

1

eyebrow; eyebrows

3

before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner

5

negotiations; discussions; connection

10

calling by name; designation; nomination

1

to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

3

guide (on a tour, etc.)

5

birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin

2

confidential matters

1

direct connection; direct link

2

materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

2

carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in

2

route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)

1

route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)

4

nuclear weapon

1

entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth

2