jpdb beta

to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke

2

plan; intention

2

to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip

1

obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

1

(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case

2

another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

1

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

14

great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious

2

damage; injury

1

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

3

obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse

1

objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

1

pupil (of eye); eye

2

colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance

2

to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning

1

to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

4

to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)

1

state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication

12

powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging

3

one night; one evening; all night; overnight

1

as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

4

troublesome; annoying; complicated

1

to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back

1

the very thing; itself

3

to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into

2

return of something; repayment

2

answer sheet; blank answer paper; examination paper; test paper

1

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

3

sweet and sour; bittersweet

1

warm welcome

4

for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad

1

to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)

2

tendency; trend; inclination

1

top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat

1

attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession

1

about; concerning; related to; -ish

1

equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence

1

seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand

1

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

2

offensive; aggressive

1

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

3

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

1

to face the situation

1

victory or defeat; victory and defeat

1

many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

1

property; fortune; assets

1

we; us

2

fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest

1

to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)

2

economical; bargain; good value; good-value

1