jpdb beta

to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up

1

overconfident; presumptuous

1

one's own room

6

practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

1

to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)

1

antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester

1

based on

1

artillery

1

gunpowder; powder

1

entertaining with food and drink; treating to dinner; wining and dining; immediately agreeing with someone else; pandering

1

without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...

2

militaristic

1

acting; performance

2

thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)

1

cunning; crafty; wily; sly

1

green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn

1

connivance; overlooking

1

to jest; to clown (around)

1

a short while ago; already

2

to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge

1

to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

1

competition; rivalry; vying (with)

2

first meeting; first interview with

1

dark; gloomy; black; doleful; discouraged; disappointed

1

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

4

moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment

3

exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks

1

matter of time; question of time

7

demilitarized zone; demilitarised zone; DMZ

2

indemnities; reparations

2

important point; strategic position; key point

1

change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment

8

plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme

1

guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty

3

fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)

1

promptly

1

companion; follower; attendant; retinue

2

preliminary negotiations

1

concession; conciliation; compromise

6

(on) the same day

1

to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize

3

speech; expression; wording; language

1

forgiveness

1

virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith

1

to be frank; to drop all pretense

1

to want; to desire

1

surprise attack

2

geopolitical; geostrategic

1

trauma (usu. psychological)

2

demise

1