jpdb beta

role; part; duty

2

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

4

clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance

3

sad; wretched; deplorable

3

self-protection

2

avoidance of responsibility; shirking (one's) responsibility

1

petty official

1

to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last

2

to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against

3

after the end (of something); post-

1

thank-you letter

1

to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award

1

reference; allusion

1

preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward

1

severe cold; intense cold; bitter cold

1

office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs

1

mixed; mingled

5

at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being

5

day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day

1

leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure

2

consecutive victories; series of victories

1

business trip; official trip

1

public relations section or department

2

news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview

10

awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely

4

throughout; all through; right through

2

even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should

1

wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off

2

behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence

1

personification; anthropomorphization

1

spoiled; half-rotten; decaying

1

celebrity; personality; prominent figure

4

paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven

2

to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of

1

synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive

2

if so; in that case

3

had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon

1

significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest

2

to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

3

to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious

2

unsuitable; inappropriate; improper

1

improper; inappropriate; unjust; unfair; unreasonable

1

mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly

2

with a start; with a jump

2

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

2

to defend oneself; to protect oneself

3

bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross

3

monologue

2

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

5

seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be

1