jpdb beta

on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

3

to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

1

to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

2

whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity

1

other people's affairs; somebody else's problem

2

seven

5

prior investment; upfront investment

1

first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative

2

to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

2

for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest

1

to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for

1

in that way; like that; that way

2

to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

3

wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice

2

anguish; trouble; agony

1

nature; property; disposition

1

to make a distinction; to differ; to be different

1

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

3

product; produce; result; fruit

1

only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be

1

risk management

1

link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic

1

malicious; ill-tempered; unkind

1

like that; so

1

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

28

(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush

1

on the occasion of; at the time of

5

security check

2

to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again

3

careful; elaborate; scrupulous

3

disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

8

being startled

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

3

to be opposite; to face each other

1

one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object

2

results (of a study)

8

in the morning; during the morning

1

similarly; same (idea); same (name)

2

to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing

2

paperless

1

basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation

1

thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception

1

tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable

5

to straighten oneself

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

3

six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)

2

to put on airs; to assume importance

1

waiting impatiently for

1

flying; false start; doing something before the arranged time; breaking a street date

2

to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool

1