jpdb beta

ratification; confirmation

1

minimum; at the very least

5

to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's face

1

selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases

1

to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle

2

order's up; one order ready; coming up; problem solved; one down; all done

1

to heckle; to jeer

1

cough; ahem

4

cough; coughing; tussis

1

leaving hospital; discharge from hospital

2

hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky

1

over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched

1

candidate (for an election)

8

decorations; offerings; mere window dressing

6

making no progress; getting nowhere; remaining unsettled

1

dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one; feeling oneself above the given work (role); not up to the task; (being) out of one's depth

2

all you want; as much as one wants

3

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

3

have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

1

elect (select) few

1

block votes (e.g. of a labor union); organized votes

1

look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes

1

to throw away

2

storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building

2

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

7

sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)

3

union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)

2

linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction

1

to give an impression; to make an impression

2

political activity

1

to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on

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

independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative

2

naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding

8

to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person

2

useless; in vain

1

amiable; affable

3

this occasion; at this time; now

2

tea party

2

breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure

1

depending on; dependent on

6

pocket

2

whenever you want; any time you like

3

assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together

6

right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher

3

to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)

9

madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic

7

intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse

8

madness; insanity

3

high (lofty) ambition

3