jpdb beta

to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you

1

virtue

1

to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said

1

to get to know each other; to make acquaintance

6

to disappear; to vanish

2

question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook

2

answer; solution

2

national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)

2

answer sheet

1

to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy

1

one's own work; making by oneself

1

means; is; as for

4

foundation; basis

2

to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud

3

shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly

2

to remain; to stay (somewhere)

1

that's true; of course; obviously

1

self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent

1

buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end

3

control; check; restraint; inhibition

1

to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored

2

withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal

1

no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

1

even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is

2

mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth

1

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

2

official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation

1

gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP

1

to live up to expectations; to meet expectations

1

annoyance (to); bane (of); constant worry (to)

1

art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance

2

to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

1

dream for the future; hopes for the future

6

to laugh away; to laugh off

1

from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road

1

notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)

1

hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate

3

halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently

1

to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in

1

clear; precise; definite; distinct

1

to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)

1

process; course; mechanism

2

by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect

1

tone

3

pen

2

(medical) doctor; physician

11

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

2

grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)

1

one's mother

6

(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN

1