jpdb beta

to have a drink; to have a few drinks

1

pending; undecided; unconvicted; awaiting judgement

1

rotation (of a post, role, etc.); taking turns

2

someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)

2

quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult

1

intergenerational (social) exchange

1

lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely

2

overhear; happened to hear that

3

showing (someone) special courtesy (to persuade them to take a post)

1

(medical) quack

2

friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement

2

to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown

1

failure to reach agreement

1

to untangle; to untwine; to get back together (with a former partner)

1

regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat

1

to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth

2

petitioner

1

urgent; requiring quick (response)

1

promotion; advancement; rising in rank

1

systematic; organized; organizational

1

important person; strategic person; key figure

4

special case; exception

1

cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable

2

to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer

1

anti-; hater

2

consensus; collective will; collective opinion

8

regional community

1

to stamp out (a fire)

1

things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required

1

shortsighted; narrow-minded

1

dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot

1

manly; masculine; like a man

2

democracy; democratic nation

1

to make an appeal (to the public); to rally (people) to one's cause; to call to action; to spur on; to fire (someone) up; to rally (troops, employees, etc.)

4

full amount

1

self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health

2

to spring up; to leap to one's feet; to jump up and down

7

(an) if; what-if

3

dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)

1

unjust; inhuman

2

private room

1

anyone can see that; it's obvious that

1

cockroach

3

arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war

1

to take a roll call; to take the register

1

message; informative matter

1

fit; attack; spasm; ictus; paroxysm; seizure

3

mental illness; emotional disorder

2

serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce

2

name of a disease

1