jpdb beta

top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile

5

internal; domestic

1

neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country

1

extensive knowledge; erudition

1

air temperature

1

northernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)

1

national armed forces

1

you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!

1

nature; spontaneity; natural airhead

1

navy (esp. the Japanese navy prior to the 1850s)

1

uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)

2

clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor

1

in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically

1

silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

1

to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm

1

good evening

1

falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off

1

to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out

2

license; licence

1

book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

1

day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)

1

present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

3

rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)

1

elementary; basic; rudimentary

1

irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

2

beginning; start

1

information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing

1

in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range

2

the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)

1

serious; important; significant; grave; weighty

1

suspect (person)

1

separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction

1

I can tell you; heh

1

fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax

2

imprisonment; incarceration

2

suicide

1

of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after

1

to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap

1

encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)

2

outline; summary; gist; basic points

2

conducting oneself properly; right conduct; doing the right thing

1

existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive

2

planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring

1

financial power; financial means; wealth

1

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

1

interception (email); wiretap; bug

1

telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration

5

untrodden; unexplored

6

to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out

1

futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

1