jpdb beta

advocacy; proposal

1

root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune

1

division into groups; separation into classes (e.g. of schoolchildren according to ability)

1

(on one's) mind; heed

1

halting (speech); faltering; stammering

1

money

16

the chosen people

1

can do; may do; be capable of doing

1

(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning

1

body hair

1

to stand up straight; to stand on end (e.g. of hair); to have the creeps

1

to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize

1

dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard

1

Ignis

5

addition; supplement

1

misfire

1

lounge; common room

1

tea leaf; tea leaves

1

intimacy; friendship; friendly relations

1

(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)

1

office workers; office staff; clerical staff

1

celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity

1

to change the schedule; to change one's plans

1

happy memory; sweet memory

1

to cut at; to slash at

1

proudly; triumphantly

1

commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone); stone monument (bearing an inscription)

1

crime syndicate; criminal syndicate

1

brochure; pamphlet

3

All Seats Sold, Thank You; full house; sell-out crowd

1

script; screenplay; scenario

3

shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length

1

denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale

1

scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer

1

promotional photo (models, singers, etc.)

1

direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person

1

age limit; age limits

1

turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller

1

fashionable thing; popular thing; craze

1

placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)

1

tour round the country (Japan) (visiting from province to province)

1

snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight

1

to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out

1

state secrets; secrets of the state

2

national budget

2

in low spirits; dejected; sad

1

public finance; financial affairs; financial situation

1

to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give

1

literary talent

1

philanthropic work; charitable enterprise

1