jpdb beta

span

2

to make plans

2

patient

1

betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

1

staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement

2

to hold an opinion

1

to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)

1

to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right

2

by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

6

to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right

1

transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation

3

to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted

1

nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner

1

to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to

1

rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice

3

sympathy; compassion; pity

1

to have an eye on; to zero in on

1

to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)

1

flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

7

change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment

1

reaching; attaining; arrival

3

quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly

1

to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up

2

absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended

2

program (e.g. TV); programme

2

to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

3

as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly

1

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

1

laws of nature; physical laws; physics

4

defense; defence; safeguard; protection

5

strength; power; proficiency; ability

5

to be a problem

2

teamwork

1

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

1

cause (grounds) for concern (anxiety); reason for uneasiness

1

foundation; basis

4

to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)

1

(regular) route; fixed route; specified route; suggested route

1

generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points

4

plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus

2

materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

3

firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial

2

accidental shooting

1

careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate

2

to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail

5

small number of people

1

lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

4

creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly

1

four people

4

to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes

2