jpdb beta

half a year; six months

1

if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is; there's a flip side to every coin

1

aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective

2

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe

8

to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill

3

to pretend; to act (as if)

1

disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful

1

rule of thumb

1

fighting stance; fighting pose

1

look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!

1

reporting, contacting, and consultation

1

even though; despite; when

1

stealthily; secretly; in secret

4

secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes

2

research institute; (research) laboratory

8

furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality

1

tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)

3

about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

1

pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting

1

to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar

1

facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)

6

lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere

2

to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

4

breeding; raising; rearing; keeping

1

institute for general research; multidiscipline laboratory

1

botanical garden

1

zoo; zoological gardens

1

aquarium (building); oceanarium

1

to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together

1

to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead

4

profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

2

comfortable retirement

1

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

1

cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits

1

sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

1

maid; helper; help; assistance

2

so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

3

to give a broad grin; to smirk

1

adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)

1

results of a scientific investigation; findings

2

to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)

1

bookbinding; binding (a book)

1

cost; expense

2

presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in

2

periodic; regular; routine

1

objection

1

motion

1

to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)

1

closing of a gate; (Edo-period) house confinement

1

in the future; another day; later

1