jpdb beta

group work

1

place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range

1

rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion

1

one's possessions; ownership

1

equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements

1

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

9

foundation; basis

2

to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence

2

selfish; self-centred; egotistical

1

immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement

2

underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly

1

big man; large man; tall man; giant

1

father; dad

1

to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious

1

to bear fruit

1

last days; the end; one's fate

1

intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely

1

chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)

1

standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

1

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

1

one's home; one's house

1

well, I must admit ...

1

morning; a.m.

1

to shake with rage

1

life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life

1

average; mean; balance; equilibrium

1

income; earnings

1

slow; dim

1

qualifications; requirements; capabilities

1

serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of

1

magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid

1

to laugh scornfully

1

farmer; farming family; farmhouse

2

instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching

2

in person; personally; directly

1

chance; opportunity

2

the one before last; two generations, etc. previous

1

to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

1

plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place

1

plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly

1

father

1

astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum

1

(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain

1

counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

1

accountant; accounting clerk; cashier; treasurer

1

to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening

1

for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)

1

to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)

1

to assign; to set aside

1

to cross (e.g. road); to traverse

1