jpdb beta

acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting

1

vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump

1

to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything

5

to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly

1

root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all

1

countermeasure; counter-measure

4

poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious

1

defense costs; defence costs; ERA

1

Chiyochiku

1

absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)

1

to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

2

to take back; to recapture

5

broadcasting (e.g. seed); disseminating; distributing (e.g. favours); pork barrelling

1

to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets

4

thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant

1

sense of justice

1

to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch

1

general (civil engineering and construction) contractor

2

short term; short time

1

rich person

5

urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once

1

strategy meeting; council of war

4

disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss

1

large amount of money; great cost

2

to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money

1

wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)

1

leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered

1

know-how

1

example; precedent; case

3

enclosure

1

guidance; leadership; leading the way

1

series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

1

to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored

1

Sunday

1

meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention

1

constructive

2

(not) one

1

being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net

1

from the viewpoint of; according to

1

audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium

1

to call in; to invite; to bring in

1

head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)

1

mummy

2

taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix

1

to rise; to erect; to get up

1

abduction and confinement (esp. unlawful)

1

to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)

1

a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute

1

(cow's) milk

2

drinking straight from a bottle

1