jpdb beta

changing for the better

1

to select someone (out of many people)

1

subordinate person

2

what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well

2

to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together

2

straight line; beeline

2

early in the morning

2

Satou

19

trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected

1

coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate

5

very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour

2

strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain

1

staff; stuff; stuffing; filling

14

not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke

1

near; nearby; not far off

4

and; as well as

1

analysis

1

tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people

1

help

12

to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)

2

dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity

1

oldest member of a group; longest-serving member

1

associate member; junior employee

1

friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like

1

new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)

19

useful thing; usable article

1

swallowing; understanding; apprehension

3

intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy

1

locker room; changing room; dressing room

1

waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room

9

to fall on one's backside

1

quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)

1

trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing

1

to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar

2

late shift; second shift; afternoon shift

11

passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)

1

able; capable; competent; talented; efficient

3

point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes

1

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

2

distrust; suspicion

1

(speak) bluntly; frankly

3

cowardice; timidity; bashfulness

1

administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like

1

to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)

2

end; close; termination

5

to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)

1

strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower

1

to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted

6

simple honesty; tactless frankness

1

to act; to take action

1