jpdb beta

trainee

1

(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups

13

superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)

5

to feel ashamed

8

rule; regulation

1

to head home; to leave for home

3

leaving something where it is; abandoning something

8

(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression

1

to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to

3

melancholy

4

toadstool; poisonous mushroom

1

scavenging for food

1

to feel a chill run down one's spine

3

fuse

3

playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting

2

views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect

1

revision

1

lonesome; lonely; forlorn

5

inhuman; immoral; unreasonable; outrageous; wicked

1

propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work

1

zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour

16

to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

7

at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance

1

to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)

5

jumping to a wrong conclusion

1

very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)

6

to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant

4

all; everything

7

axiom; maxim; self-evident truth

1

set theory

1

king

4

rook (chess piece)

3

to check (in chess); to threaten (somebody's position, etc.); to close in (on somebody)

2

breast pocket

2

to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure

2

magician; conjurer; illusionist

3

to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

8

Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers

4

bright; intelligent

6

vanity

2

value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal

1

importance; gravity

1

queen

2

measure; square (e.g. of graph paper or Japanese manuscript paper); box (e.g. on a form)

1

messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)

1

peace and quiet; safe and peaceful; tranquil and uneventful

1

victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome

9

to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash

9

final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination

2

during; for the duration of

1