jpdb beta

himself; he himself

3

excelling; surpassing; outdoing

2

no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...

8

speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one

8

breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing

4

key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery

1

one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress

1

with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by

5

second hand (of clock)

2

wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)

1

to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death

1

tedious; verbose; wordy; redundancy

2

suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal

2

work hours

3

currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air

1

this for sure; certainly is

6

remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)

1

overtime (work)

1

productivity

1

comprehensive; composite; all-embracing

1

personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs

2

to cross one's legs

3

duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage

2

to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed

2

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

3

to complain; to lodge a complaint

2

boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive

2

woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)

1

to think of; to come up with

1

and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism

1

layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular

9

to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time

1

sly; cunning; crafty

3

to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed

2

prey; victim

1

likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences

1

junction line between two sea currents; line where two ocean currents meet; course of things; turning point

3

just how; how (dare you)

3

to seize the initiative

4

argument based on emotion; sentimental argument

2

seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition

1

joint struggle; common (united) front

4

(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream

1

completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently

3

bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body

1

space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare

1

to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack

4

square

2

mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation

1

closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently

3