jpdb beta

long time; many years

1

company director; board member

2

pride; boast; credit (to)

2

to remake; to rebuild

1

indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission

1

gene; fanzine; zine; jeans

1

to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright

1

oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)

1

Godzilla

1

laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky

1

important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency

1

early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker

1

secret; private; surreptitious

1

selection; choice; picking out

4

if I (we, etc.) could

5

special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured

1

smirkingly; broadly (grinning)

1

gambling

1

farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land

1

cause; origin; source

1

summer

2

now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

1

dentist

1

to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

1

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

1

superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries

1

early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly

1

bolt from the blue; great surprise

1

having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way

1

itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally

2

dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt

1

coincident with; while; simultaneously

1

to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die

1

one month

1

first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job

1

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

1

lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)

1

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any

1

crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility

2

to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)

1

big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage

1

faint smile

1

to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind

1

very deeply

1

taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)

1

reporter; journalist

2

to use as an example; to take as an illustration; to draw a parallel

1

(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission

2

sign of remorse; indication of regret

1

to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive

1