jpdb beta

hard-liners; diehards; hawks

1

now that you say that; now that you mention it

3

to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor

1

union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)

1

favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias

1

untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)

2

verification; inspection

1

straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road

1

idea

1

conspiracy; collusion; complicity

1

to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)

1

right to know; right to access information

2

study; pursuit of knowledge

1

backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump

3

close; intimate; on good terms

1

volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound

1

eighth day of the month; eight days

2

carbonic acid; carbonated water; baking soda; sodium carbonate

1

(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)

1

break in time; interruption; pause

1

inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation

1

your husband; her husband

1

soda

5

order; request

1

auntie; older woman

1

raw materials

3

public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing

2

alcoholic content

1

circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional

2

inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple

1

straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball

1

alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer

1

drinking alcohol

1

clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)

1

counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)

1

(wet) cough; (sound of) coughing

1

to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by

2

treasure

1

this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now

1

novel; original; new; innovative

1

debt; liabilities

1

unimpressive; unimpressed

1

bankruptcy; insolvency

2

to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin

1

pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance

1

agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)

1

revenge tragedy

2

to come to an end; to lower the curtain

1

thick; dense; luxuriant

1

stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company

1