jpdb beta

postwar period; period after Second World War

2

bolt from the blue; great surprise

1

full responsibility

1

to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

1

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

2

to complain; to make a complaint

1

guidance; leadership; leading the way

1

to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach

1

way one walks; one's walk

1

bald head; baldness

1

easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going

3

at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else

3

particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information

1

grip (of hand); grip strength

1

to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach

1

mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)

1

to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with

1

eavesdropping; tapping

1

filthy; dirty (looking); drab

1

ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly

1

to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")

1

very; greatly; exceedingly

1

regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected

1

to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black

1

high price

2

to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous

1

riches; wealth; resources; lottery

1

all people; everybody; ten thousand people

1

tough; strong; stiff; tenacious

1

several people; a few people

1

a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that

1

leavings; leftovers

1

to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially

1

beautiful man and woman; handsome couple

1

to wait upon; to serve

1

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

1

to be the case that

1

sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)

1

to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message

1

system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series

5

to tear off

1

to make a sound

1

body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)

1

fresh blood

1

to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve

1

faint; swoon

1

special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

3

connivance; overlooking

2

to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise

1

settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute

1