jpdb beta

unknown; obscure; insignificant

1

leaving one's seat

1

though; even if; whether ... or ...

1

because; since

3

to draw on one's experience; to make good use of one's experience; to turn one's experience to good account

1

to hang up; to hoist; to denounce; to subject someone to a kangaroo court

1

at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment

1

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

1

light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence

1

school violence

1

disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference

1

a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat

2

necessary evil

1

staff meeting

7

thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)

1

to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

1

lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)

1

fundamental; basic

1

most; extremely

2

training (esp. in-service); induction course

1

limit; bound

1

to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted

2

inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity

1

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

1

genuine article; real thing; real deal

1

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

1

to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

1

trust

1

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

4

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

3

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

2

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

4

essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic

1

fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-

1

argument; discussion; dispute; controversy

2

it is certain true that ... (but); you can't argue that it's not ... (but)

1

analects; sayings

1

commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial

1

big prize; first prize

1

superior to (e.g. professional, etc. in ability or achievement); ignoring (one thing) for (another)

1

witty (happy, apt) remark; well-worded saying; epigram; aphorism

1

unique; individual; original; unusual

4

feigning innocence, ignorance or naivety; someone (esp. a woman) pretending to be innocent, ignorant or naive

1

to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important

2

unconstitutionality

3

Japan

5

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

2

huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!

2

to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after

3

critic; reviewer; commentator

1