jpdb beta

being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work

2

rapidly; flapping wings

1

to cut down; to chop down; to fell

1

high dimension; higher dimensions

1

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

2

near future

1

high praise; rave review

1

surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed

1

after death

1

firm; unshakeable; resolute

1

teamwork

1

serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of

1

precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed

1

considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive

1

general comment; Sohyo (General Council of Trade Unions of Japan)

1

to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir

1

curtain; bunting; act (in play)

1

to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend

1

subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge

1

to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other

1

close; intimate; on good terms

1

anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

2

casual; unconcerned; nonchalant

1

to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around

1

thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded

1

a period of two days

1

madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic

1

and; thereupon; because of that

1

oh; ah; I'll be darned

1

something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so

1

half share; half a man

1

firm; determined; resolute; conclusive

1

thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn

2

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

1

courage; nerve; grit

1

theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

4

boy; son; baby boy; young man

1

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

1

to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

2

to have time free; to have time to spare

1

rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence

2

seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion

1

decision; determination

1

affirmation; affirmative (logic)

1

standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum

1

schedule

1

care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude

1

stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)

8

first day (e.g. at work, school); day one

1

to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)

1