jpdb beta

matter; thing; affair; circumstance

2

ordinary citizen; the general public

1

top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile

1

to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation

1

split among friends; falling out; internal discord

1

synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program

2

numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters

2

placement; fixed position; mapping out; location

1

if so; in that case; in that situation

2

establishment; settlement

1

friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like

1

to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely

1

compared to

2

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

1

to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return

3

(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time

2

brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost

1

to do for (the sake of someone else)

1

to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of

1

investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking

2

to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly

3

moment by moment; hour by hour

1

poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

1

satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable

2

to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

1

to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar

1

to frown; to squint

1

good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

1

apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but

1

(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?

1

administration (of medicine); giving medication

1

carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped

1

himself; he himself

1

to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up

1

reluctant; hesitant

1

to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other

1

arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations

2

preferential treatment; privilege; favor; benefit; incentive

1

to grant permission; to give permission

1

politician; statesman

1

to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important

1

acting; performance

1

dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration

1

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

2

period; term; interval

1

profit; earnings; stroke of luck

1

to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent

1

measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement

4

how long; how far; how much

2

drawn-out (protracted) war or contest

1