jpdb beta

(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead

4

long visit; overstaying

1

other people's affairs; somebody else's problem

1

one's future course

1

sixth day of the month; six days

1

being moderate in eating; stopping short of stuffing oneself

1

to come back

10

bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer

1

level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level

11

as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly

1

visitor; caller

2

to offend someone; to give offence; to hurt someone's feelings

1

to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for

2

to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

7

sooner or later

1

that sort of; like that

7

assassination

1

good person; virtuous person

1

many times

2

inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary

1

ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound

1

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

1

cane; walking stick; staff; wand

6

with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle

1

serious; grave; dignified; solemn

1

(vehicle) wheel

2

to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound

1

platform truck; hand truck; trolley; (railway) truck; bogie; flatcar

1

work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of

2

accurate; correct; precise; exact

2

another thing; other things; another man's property

1

(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied

2

grape; grapevine

1

many; a lot; much; multitude

1

ingredient; component; composition

5

old tree

1

yeast; leaven

1

to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation

4

hollow; cavity; hole; cave

1

fermentation; zymosis

1

mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory

2

selective breeding

1

gene manipulation

1

link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic

1

research area; field of research

1

great person; eminent figure

3

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

4

duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention

1

what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind

2

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift

2