jpdb beta

to begin talking; to open up

1

three times a week

1

certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

1

cooperation; collaboration

1

itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally

3

advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus

1

dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden

1

to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

4

consideration; thought

1

question; query

1

candidate; applicant

1

standing up

2

many; much; plenty; hardly

3

Ichinose

399

literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)

1

idler; the unemployed

3

to become better; to improve

1

tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon

1

panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind

1

wave; ups and downs

2

rock-paper-scissors (game); janken

6

throw; throwing; throwing event

2

stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils

1

track and field club

1

cannonball; shot (in the shot put)

1

to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)

3

recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

2

politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure

1

to raise one's voice; to shout

1

now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game

1

to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

5

to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective

1

comfortably; easily

2

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

1

justice; fairness; impartiality

2

present point (i.e. in history); at the present time

1

upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere

1

one by one; one at a time; in turn

2

brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded

1

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

7

to be of use as a reference; to be helpful

1

therefore; consequently

1

to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered

2

aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary

1

solitude; loneliness; isolation

1

longing for others; wanting company

1

yes-man

1

severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair

3

to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)

6

tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)

2