jpdb beta

doubling; double

1

conspiracy; collusion

1

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

1

to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem

1

excitement

1

welcome home

2

incessant working; working non-stop

1

evening edition (of a daily newspaper); evening paper

1

official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open

1

to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden

1

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

1

monster

2

scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability

2

rank; standing

1

entrance examination

1

beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously

2

to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)

2

to require the care of others; to need to be looked after; to be troublesome; to be a nuisance; to be a handful

3

hairstyle

1

cool biz; Japanese Ministry of the Environment campaign encouraging people to wear lighter clothes and companies to set their air conditioners to 28°C in the summer

1

to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

2

it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as

1

to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow

2

to check; to compare

2

to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)

1

to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)

2

addition

1

subtraction

1

to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)

1

several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number

3

to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)

1

irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably

2

by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all

1

parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage

1

pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness

1

to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)

1

(key to) solution

1

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

3

self-; from (a time or place)

1

(large) building; public building; hall

2

depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit

1

museum

1

local history museum

1

practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis

1

pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements

1

younger brother and sister

2

rare; seldom

1

things; everything

1

profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately

1

to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

1