jpdb beta

outsider; layman; amateur

1

coercive; overbearing

1

apologetic

4

to put one's hand on; to touch

2

to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind

2

regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate

1

ex-post-facto approval

1

surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play

2

lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity

5

due form; official; formality

6

to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from

3

project

1

doing whatever one pleases

4

retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; descent from heaven

1

advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus

5

being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook

3

national policy

1

gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday

7

restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization

1

interference; intervention; meddling

6

real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope

1

thin paper

1

to throw away

1

right (to do something); authority; power

5

latitude; (at one's) discretion; discretionary powers; a free hand

1

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

8

to whistle

1

proper; appropriate; due; suitable

3

to catch one's attention

1

God's will; Heaven's will

1

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

9

look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?

1

to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

3

inconvenient

2

silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)

2

advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice

4

to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into

4

sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug

2

not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently

1

great; grand; extensive; large-scale

2

to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)

2

to say; to tell; to state; to do

7

cost; expense

2

entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining

2

to go bar-hopping; to go on a pub crawl

1

limits; end; bounds

9

contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)

2

to exceed the budget; to overrun the budget; to have a deficit; to have a secret revealed

1

reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries

4

including a sum of money in one's calculations; appropriation (a sum of money)

1