jpdb beta

vitamin

1

tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance

1

truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer

3

to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop

2

limply

1

five o'clock

2

selling out; being sold out

1

during; for the duration of

1

to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await

1

fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)

1

operation (of machine); operating; running; working

1

my condolences

1

to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good

1

unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm

1

mere; only; just; slight

1

trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

1

cat-and-mouse (race); lead changing hands many times

1

all; every

1

to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

2

affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble

1

cram school; private tutoring school; juku

1

however; because; as

1

present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade

1

for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest

1

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

1

unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive

1

top; summit; peak

1

decisive battle; deciding match; play-off

1

cold sweat

1

cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky

1

(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead

1

leading part; leading actor; leading actress

2

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

1

hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction

1

protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

1

speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)

1

you

1

percent

1

supporting role (actor); minor role

2

objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

1

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

1

interval; break; pause; spare moment

1

(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact

1

eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)

1

to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for

1

large-breed dog

1

to soothe; to calm; to pacify

1

to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest

1

(suddenly) quiet

1

thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey

1