jpdb beta

appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre

2

intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view

1

busy (phone)

1

tide; current; sea water; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in sea water; dish of unboned whitefish boiled in salted water

4

tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance

11

button down

1

shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)

1

double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)

1

rough; casual (clothing); rough; rough (sketch); draft

2

slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed

2

impression

3

complete; whole; perfect; safe

3

valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable

1

stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture

1

economic world; financial circles; business community

2

leading figure; prominent figure; big name; star actor (of a troupe)

1

circuitous; roundabout; indirect

1

to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)

2

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

2

a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant

1

to want; to desire

2

doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion

1

to keep away; to keep at a distance

1

no!; no no!; no, not at all

1

extravagant; absurd

1

greeting; a fine thing to say

1

you (plural); all of you; you all

1

unnecessary; not needed; not necessary

4

while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way

4

nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than

1

negative campaign

1

category; category

2

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

3

wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)

3

to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about

1

spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread

1

to hate the very sight (of); to hold a grudge (against); to treat (someone) like an enemy; to bear constant enmity (towards); to be gunning for; to have it in for

2

point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

2

New Year's Eve

1

head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace

3

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

1

decision-making

1

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

6

aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn

1

extent; scope; sphere; range; span

3

sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring

1

to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for

1

central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses

1

to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle

1

overlooking; turning a blind eye

1