jpdb beta

ill-preparedness; insufficient preparation; lack of preparation

1

to mix; to stir; to blend

3

kneading trough; kneading bowl

1

to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

2

futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate

1

pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously

1

to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake

6

warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)

3

stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade

1

stock; inventory; stocking up (e.g. on food); (soup) stock; stock; share; stock (point-in-time economic quantity)

3

(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future

8

in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale

1

upload

1

troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)

2

use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement

4

to press a question; to cross-examine

2

to come out completely; to be fully expressed (of views, ideas, etc.); to be aired fully; to be exhausted; to run out

1

matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement

5

to discuss; to talk together

2

(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth

1

when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days

1

half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)

17

perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility

2

four people

5

repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud

3

crime of perjury

3

breaking a commandment (usually religious); offense against the Buddhist commandments (offence)

2

expresses reverence towards the listener; expresses politeness towards the listener

1

to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

1

considerably; not a little; in no small numbers

1

to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided

1

leading question

2

to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match

2

disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving

3

to keep a watchful eye on

3

guess; speculation; supposition

7

end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all

1

to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press

1

to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to find someone's fault; to get evidence on someone; to get a lead on someone

1

castella (type of sponge cake)

21

tail (of an animal); tail end; tip

1

to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up

1

sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing

1

a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)

1

complaint

1

depending on; dependent on

1

to fit; to suit

1

How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

1

standby

3

to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge

2