jpdb beta

medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic

2

easy; simple; there's no way that ...

1

that's the way it is; such is life

2

then; well; so; well then

16

now; the present time; just now; another; more

6

because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly

11

in the meanwhile; during the time

1

gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money

3

sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question

3

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

2

to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need

8

alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

3

Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam

1

I see; that's right; indeed

2

bag; satchel; briefcase; basket

1

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

1

various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that

1

really; truly

4

truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic

6

tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable

1

planning; plan; project; arrangements

5

development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)

6

sales department

2

to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

2

new product

2

list; wrist

1

those; they

1

everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

1

to wipe the slate clean; to start anew

1

please (give me); please (do for me)

12

white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch

5

whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")

1

estimate (of costs); budget

1

sharp reduction; drastic cut

1

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

3

new product development

2

brake; drag; skid; brake (on inflation, spending, etc.); check; restraint

1

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

5

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

2

come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm

1

opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province

1

management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting

3

painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

2

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

4

manufactured goods; finished goods; product

2

to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort

2

previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation

3

pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking

1

was

8

however; but

2