jpdb beta

first rank in the senior class (in martial arts, go, etc.); lowest rank; one dan

10

stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

1

difference; variation; difference

1

company; corporation; workplace

5

rank-and-file member of staff; ordinary employee; low-grade employee

1

deputy director; assistant director; vice director; deputy general manager; assistant general manager; vice (general) manager

1

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

1

each nation; many nations; many countries

1

control; management (e.g. of a business)

1

candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination

2

to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

3

project

1

person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager

1

hence; for that reason

4

good boy; good girl

2

four years

3

point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise

2

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

2

guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)

7

unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!

1

willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations

1

to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life

1

to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out

1

to turn round; to face about; to turn about

1

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

4

elbow

1

to poke; to push

1

won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you

2

association; society; organization; organisation

1

to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)

2

to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit

1

application; request; petition

1

laughingstock; butt of ridicule

1

unfortunately; sorry, but ...

1

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

1

contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

1

body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)

1

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

4

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

1

with a friendly grin; smilingly

4

to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

1

by all means; no matter what; at any rate

1

(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest

1

but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding

2

talent; ability

2

makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament

6

disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure

1

friendship; fellowship; camaraderie

2

change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality

1

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

2