jpdb beta

lateness; tardiness; arriving late

1

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

1

gag order; gag rule; gag law

1

to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

1

to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely

1

something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman

1

rice field

3

prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

1

advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

1

arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished

1

hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.

1

chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension

1

careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering

3

sky; air; mid-air

1

to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around

3

proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

2

chopsticks

2

regret; repentance

1

exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak

3

to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)

1

to do so; to do thus

8

bow (salute, greeting)

1

(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement

1

to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on

2

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

2

to be conspicuous; to stand out

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

2

irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate

6

opinion; view; comment

4

to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter

1

discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

2

merely for form's sake

1

to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down

1

corridor; hallway; passageway

4

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

4

just how; how (dare you)

1

there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much

4

arrogance

2

to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position

1

end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring

3

swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man

1

lucky person; someone who made a lot of money (e.g. gambling or on the stock market); skilled batter; batter on a hot streak; accident faker; someone who jumps in front of cars on purpose to extort money

1

to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

6

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited

2

comment; criticism

1

the person himself

1

interruption; interference; butting in

1

full of; brimming with

1

tone

2

to (do) like this

1