jpdb beta

power word

1

reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)

5

indigenous language; local language; vernacular; native tongue

1

Sussman

1

hands-on learning; on-the-job training; experiential learning; learning by doing

1

reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese

2

stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop

1

telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone

3

lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something

3

changing for the better

1

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

3

in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)

1

such-and-such a place

1

meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place

2

express intercity bus

1

being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability

1

grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments

2

interested person; volunteer; supporter

1

housemother; dorm mother

4

latitude

2

foreign citizenship; foreign nationality

1

boxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty); sexual position in which one person stands supporting the other

1

souvenir

4

boycott

1

buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end

1

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

11

implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely

1

charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code

1

natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features

1

gift; present

1

to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award

1

human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness

1

rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty

1

hawk; falcon

1

mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest

1

taxi

1

to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss

2

to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)

1

arrival on scene; arrival on location

1

what's the best thing to do?; what to do?

1

filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents

1

priority; order of precedence

1

station premises

1

notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard

2

to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing

1

ticket

1

to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed

2

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

3

to suspect

1

friendly

1