jpdb beta

vise; jack; capstan

1

condensed milk; Soviet Union

1

stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded

1

sign; indication; omen; symptom

1

to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)

1

proper; appropriate; due; suitable

1

how many months?; how long?

1

betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

1

Sleeping Beauty (fairy tale)

1

three years

1

long (time); protracted; prolonged

1

sand; grit

1

in name only; figurehead; (only) by name

1

(period of) a year; during an era

1

to be deep in talk

1

head of the student council; president of the student council

1

(teacher's) platform; podium; dais

2

transfer student

5

early blooming; early flowering

1

spring term (e.g. school); spring period

1

holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)

1

rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed

1

to brush one's teeth

1

every morning

1

to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake

1

to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute

1

spring break; spring vacation

8

to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on

3

returning home

1

class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

2

this and that; one thing or another; something or other; and whatnot; and the rest

1

to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid

1

shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact

1

stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters

2

bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person

1

to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship

1

perfectly fitting phrase

1

conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance

1

curt; blunt; cold; short

1

as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly

1

moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading

1

written application

1

processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal

1

madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic

1

final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination

1

all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total

1

the whole school

1

support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping

1

popular person; favorite; favourite

1

impassioned speech; fervent speech

1