jpdb beta

nerve; nerves; sensitivity

1

rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)

1

only; merely; nothing but; no more than

1

topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news

5

make-up; makeup; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking

3

art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice

1

front; frontage; facade; main

1

grim face; angry look

2

careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors

1

in addition

1

to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline

1

to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent

1

careless; thoughtless; rash; rude; at fault

1

manner; style

3

for example; for instance; e.g.

1

meditation; contemplation

1

sure; yeah; I know

4

representative example

1

assistant instructor; substitute instructor

1

to have meaning; to be meaningful

3

is it?; isn't it?; be; is

3

to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

8

tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training

4

oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin

1

to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)

1

mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi

1

to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off

3

arrogant; haughty; stuck-up; arrogant bastard; snob

1

listen!; you see; mind you; remember

3

business

3

customer; client; patron

3

needs; demands; requests

1

to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

1

decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing

1

natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly

11

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

5

land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap

1

to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune

2

force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse

4

before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner

7

ice milk; ice cream-like product (category) containing at least 10% milk solids and at least 3% milk fat; iced milk

3

eavesdropping; tapping

1

concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works

4

business conditions; trade conditions; financial situation

2

chief; main; principal; important

1

source of income

1

prefectural police

1

university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

1

temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for

1

instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching

1