jpdb beta

worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst

1

neutrality

1

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited

2

to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

1

angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)

1

given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

5

to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done

5

labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands

1

going home from work; on the way home from work

1

office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)

1

coloured glasses; tinted glasses; sunglasses; biased view; preconceived view

1

to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted

1

left eye

5

camouflage

1

colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel

1

women's goods

1

business suit

1

to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble

1

company; corporation; workplace

1

coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate

1

pedestrian traffic

1

we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual

2

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

5

mainly; primarily

1

to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept

2

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

1

happy; auspicious; propitious; naive

1

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

1

order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement

10

to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour

2

receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me

2

because; the reason is; if you want to know why

1

plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

6

failure; mistake; blunder

4

simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie

2

to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)

3

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

3

to hang one's hopes on; to expect from

1

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

2

substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double

1

to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)

1

to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind

1

leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)

1

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

3

recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

1

violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

4

Atsuhiko

1

escape; getaway; evasion

1

weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot

2

mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)

1