jpdb beta

to sit (down)

2

sweep of the tide; drift of the tide; tidal current

1

fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...

5

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

4

to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)

1

needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide

1

route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)

3

older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)

2

name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

4

complete stranger; total stranger

1

attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance

9

face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members

2

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

2

management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons

11

technical; technological; practical

1

face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect

1

great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious

1

contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute

1

every person; each one; everybody

1

aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...

2

land; shore

2

several months

5

intelligence network; information network

2

to be doing; to be in the process of doing

1

occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when

3

around the world; throughout the world

4

each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)

1

to send in

1

satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

2

field; sphere; realm; division; branch

1

buying (in large quantities); (wholesale) purchase; buying in; (one's) usual (store, supplier, etc.); regular; favourite (brand, shop, etc.)

1

estimate (of costs); budget

1

managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money); working out (a plan, solution, etc.); thinking out; devising

1

guard; convoy; escort

15

intelligence gathering; information gathering

1

remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)

3

search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation

1

touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency

5

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

3

keeping a secret; secrecy; confidentiality

1

preparatory phase; preparatory period

1

to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote

1

whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

2

principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me

1

preference; priority; precedence; right of way

1

for example; for instance; e.g.

1

beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end

1

just a little

2

quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly

2