jpdb beta

dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot

1

cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)

3

unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of

1

powerful; strong

1

self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy

1

cooperation; coordination; link

4

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

1

good news

2

before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand

2

theft; stealing; larceny

1

one day; (on) a certain day

2

to call together; to convene

1

blackboard

1

one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural

1

of good character; kindhearted; good-natured

1

five; 5

12

naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord

1

to be doing; to be in the process of doing

1

as; because; with; due to

1

change in appearance; transformation

1

unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)

3

to ask for understanding

1

useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

6

business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task

3

to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience

1

mediator; go-between; middleman; broker

1

relative; relation

2

counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor

1

indispensable; essential

1

matter; thing; affair; circumstance

3

solution; solution strategy

1

to lay out (a futon); to make (bed); to spread out; to postpone; to extend

2

to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)

1

independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation

3

to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate

1

villain; baddie; the villain's part

1

improvement in image (of someone or something); improving one's image

2

had better do so

2

persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

4

functional; efficient

2

to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)

1

armed forces; military; troops

8

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

2

faulty statement; misleading statement; misunderstanding caused by a misleading statement

1

violent

2

riot police; riot squad

1

rook

1

constitution; rules; regulation

1

to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up

3

depending on the situation; depending on circumstances

1