jpdb beta

magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage

2

president (of a university); vice-chancellor; secretary-general; director; leader (esp. of a biker gang)

5

criticism; judgement; judgment; comment

1

system; institution; organization; organisation

3

tiny; little; wee

1

looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit

1

that is to say; so that means

1

fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man

1

to understand each other

2

envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

1

leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader

52

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)

3

stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters

1

within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal

1

to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about

1

inevitable; necessary

1

counter for countries

1

within ...; inside ...

5

before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

1

one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing

2

rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion

2

wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

5

quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

1

organs of the state; machinery of the state

2

to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit

1

big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

1

to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve

1

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

1

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

1

fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale

1

what

1

thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

2

request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance

9

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

2

to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop

1

quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive

1

careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent

1

soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

1

night sky

1

bay laurel (Laurus nobilis); bay tree; sweet bay; laurel tree

1

yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

2

to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop

1

say; well; um; er

1

to recall; to remember; to recollect

4

to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)

1

(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move

1

from now; from this moment; henceforth

2

plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy

1

to turn round; to face about; to turn about

1

convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)

1