jpdb beta

approach; approach shot

2

penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism

1

solution; solution strategy

1

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

6

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

2

impossible; unlikely; improbable

3

to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)

1

(one) stroke

1

to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

1

to empty; to vacate; to evacuate

1

sense of security

1

standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum

2

one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)

4

grim face; angry look

1

to raise one's voice; to shout

1

necklace; choker

23

objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

1

to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

1

quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

2

to decorate; to display

2

furnishings; implements; equipment

2

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

3

(means of) raising money

2

to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square

3

ornament; decoration

1

to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)

2

for generations; hereditary; generation after generation

2

high-class item

1

charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage

4

event; function

2

till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)

2

to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked

1

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

2

feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination

1

last resort

1

fool; idiot; simpleton

1

be (that) as it may; having said that

1

important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency

1

to point at

1

such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?

1

to glare at; to scowl at

4

to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy

1

caller; visitor; company; guest

1

entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher

2

twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)

1

to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to

3

spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)

2

tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst

1

close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum

20

not yet; un-

1