jpdb beta

obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction

3

to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

3

opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion

1

staff room

6

to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)

1

principal; headmaster

2

deputy head teacher; vice principal

1

entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with

1

tradition; convention

3

efficiency

1

Parent-Teacher Association; PTA

3

fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk

1

relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace

1

measure; step; action

1

opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery

2

fortunately; luckily; thankfully

1

to gain the understanding (of); to obtain consent (from)

1

management; administration; operation

1

grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely

3

brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved

1

glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off

1

oh!; oh?; my!

2

the end

3

blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament

1

to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on

1

to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for

1

to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

2

arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)

2

unexpected; unforeseen; strange

1

withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction

1

to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits

1

snake; serpent; large snake

1

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

3

frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)

1

(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people

3

to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular

1

logical

1

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

2

to put one's hand on; to touch

1

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

3

timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)

2

warmth

2

something like ...; something called ...

3

lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation

1

policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle

2

as planned

1

to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

1

close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

1

the latter

1

one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency); thickness; advantageous circumstances; one-tenth of a monme of silver

2