jpdb beta

other people; others

1

being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something

4

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

2

loud (of a voice)

2

to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki

5

(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

11

one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)

1

financial penalty; fine

2

custody; detention; confinement

9

thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly

2

sorry; too bad (for you)!; tough luck!

1

fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man

1

a little bit; a little while

13

to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit

1

secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen

2

with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound

4

leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing

1

political reform

1

moral support; emotional support; spiritual support

1

pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply

1

raising (the standard)

1

piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles

1

to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on

2

to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise

14

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

2

outside one's jurisdiction

2

from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...

4

camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade

1

private talk; confidential talk; secret talk

9

to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet

5

camouflage

1

moment; brief space of time

1

coherence; consistency

4

that's right; that's so

1

antagonism

1

in that respect; on that point; in that regard

1

advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)

3

granted that; even if; even though

1

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

1

to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense

1

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

10

earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)

3

poorly made article; defective article; Gautama Buddha

1

to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset

1

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

10

to be discouraged; to shrink from

2

the other; the other one

8

to support each other; to support one another

2

reply; response; answer

1

one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping

5