jpdb beta

in person; personally; directly

1

(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts

1

student in a higher grade; upperclassman

1

if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything

6

open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent

7

system

2

actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set

4

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

8

management

1

important; momentous; essential; principal; major

8

to grimace; to make a wry face

2

all; entire; whole; altogether

21

to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

3

help; aid; assistance

2

open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest

1

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of

16

early in the morning

5

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

19

to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

2

emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment

30

nature; property; disposition

3

pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy

1

to be needed; to be wanted

4

to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)

2

to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over

13

right side; right-hand side

4

concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)

1

to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected

9

barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock

3

private high school

1

Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze

1

intellectual

2

knee socks

1

big-name brand; brand-name goods

1

collaboration

3

jaguar (Panthera onca)

1

to be able to conceal

2

individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic

4

to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder

2

to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

8

earphone

12

to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from

21

to smile broadly; to grin widely

6

a long time (since the last time); first in a long time

9

lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit

31

crisp; crunchy; precise; clipped; brisk

2

worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom

4

well, I must admit ...

1

supplementary lessons

2

continuation; succession; series

4