jpdb beta

should do; ought to do

4

difficult to understand

3

many; numerous; various; large number of

1

problem-solving

1

efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services

1

final; eventual; ultimate

1

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; METI

9

Consumer Affairs Agency; CAA

1

if it's the case

1

this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

9

adviser; advisor

12

scientific world; world of science; scientific circles; scientific community

4

well-known; noted; celebrated

1

receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death

1

doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious

3

to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate

1

to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)

1

(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service

1

to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)

1

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

7

reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)

1

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

1

duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention

2

psychology counselor; psychological counselor

1

change

1

was; were

2

enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado

2

to come and stay; to drop in; to visit

1

being a good listener; good listener

1

watering (plants)

1

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

1

tapeworm

3

yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

2

full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)

3

to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

2

it's none of your business; it's not your concern

1

to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

1

shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

1

to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

1

the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality

1

for example; for instance; e.g.

2

uninhabited island; desert island

4

to build; to construct

1

light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence

1

trauma (usu. psychological)

1

to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face

3

counseling

1

hypnotherapy

1

then; if so; if

2

to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

1