jpdb beta

office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs

1

procedure; process; proceedings; formalities

2

expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs

1

wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else

1

employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits

1

young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age

3

loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)

1

prime of one's working life

1

adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law

1

guardian deity

1

glancing (look)

1

impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength

4

negotiations; discussions; connection

1

threat; menace; coercion; terrorism

1

at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being

1

surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)

2

without a moment's delay

1

care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter

2

riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit

1

stoppage time; injury time; added time; lost time; wasted time

1

sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay

6

to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

1

to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain

1

desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech

1

closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently

2

before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future

1

beginning (of a book, magazine, etc.); opening page; beginning (of a matter); start

2

(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other

2

to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies

1

power; authority; jurisdiction

1

teacher's mark or grade book

1

book; register

2

endless

1

writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)

1

candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination

1

seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that

1

destination

2

examination; investigation; prosecution

4

week after next

1

groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find

1

order; command; directions; instructions

1

serious; important; significant; grave; weighty

1

to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind

1

lunch; dinner

1

draft; rough copy

1

coloring; colouring; adding color; adding colour

1

(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much

5

rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce

3

burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering

1

lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone

3