jpdb beta

viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification

2

impossible; unlikely; improbable

3

to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)

2

boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English

2

to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle

1

encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)

1

last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)

1

check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque

1

just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

1

unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy

2

to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

1

to be reliable

1

as (somebody) says

1

to approve of

1

to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)

1

to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

1

to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)

4

to glare at; to scowl at

4

to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on

1

preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery

2

previous remarks

1

to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)

1

to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

1

to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue

1

complete change; about-face

1

private property; personal belongings; personal effects

1

to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone

1

to follow; to come along with one; to accompany

2

sponsor

3

financing; loan

1

is that so?

1

quickly

1

papier mâché; something that looks good superficially

1

to spend money

1

dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)

1

to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well

1

to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant

1

holding a position of responsibility

1

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

1

one way or another; in many ways; in various ways

1

to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)

1

to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities

1

compromise; giving in

6

soft voice

1

to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

1

encroachment; erosion; corrosion

1

subleader; assistant leader

1

position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint

1

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

1

to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke

1