jpdb beta

elegy; dirge; mournful melody

1

had better ...; had better not ...

9

how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like

3

(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other

1

indescribable; having no way to express

3

advice

2

distrust; unjust suspicion

2

to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do

1

to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended

1

to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

1

painful; being sorry; feeling sorry

1

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

1

one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple

3

to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards

4

not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

1

sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue

1

belly; abdomen; stomach

2

to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry

2

to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand

1

aftertaste

1

for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)

1

discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment

1

to fight against; to oppose; to face

2

decision; determination; resolution

3

one's own effort

1

overall victory; championship

9

in order to; for the purpose of; must; should

1

virtual space (e.g. in computer graphics)

23

preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

19

securities market

1

allotment; apportionment; share; dividend

2

unexpected; unforeseen

1

merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition

1

or; either ... or ...

1

(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business

1

link; directory entry; rink

1

exchange rates

1

energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy

2

time axis; time basis; timeline

4

half a year; six months

2

whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times

2

about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

2

100,000; hundred thousand

10

temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical

1

10,000,000; ten million

11

entry qualifications; joining qualifications

1

successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one

1

to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)

1

decision; settlement; definition

10

crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

4