jpdb beta

golden

1

selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion

2

broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement

1

reporter

1

class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

4

boss (esp. yakuza); foreman

6

paparazzi

1

yakuza

3

narcotic; drug; dope

1

hotbed; breeding ground

1

to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded

1

caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman

4

adult; grown-up

2

being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work

1

pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty

1

to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate

1

angrily; in a huff; in anger; high on marijuana

1

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

4

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

1

after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on

1

pet dog

1

eating live seafood (e.g. ice gobies, shrimp) while still moving

1

with a grinding noise

2

ha ha ha (laughter)

1

to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

1

report; paper; reportage

1

to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

1

sounds

3

cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

1

cartoon-character costume

2

to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded

1

genuine article; real thing; real deal

2

scoop

2

shoelace; bootlace

1

to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

2

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

1

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

2

suspension bridge; rope bridge

11

to do together; to share; to participate in

1

men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders

1

excited condition; excited state

1

straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct

2

the other day; a few days ago

2

Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)

1

pier; wharf; quay; dock

1

to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

2

to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate

1

how; in what way; by what means

1

operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing

1

Department of Defense (USA); the Pentagon; Ministry of Defence (UK, etc.)

1