jpdb beta

chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)

3

designer

6

class

1

intimidating air; sense of intimidation

1

in a row; in a line

1

moderately; in moderation

1

stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling

3

session; jam session; jam

1

prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

4

schematic diagram

1

based on

1

mechanical design

1

indispensable; essential

2

to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge

1

cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time

2

(space) probe

1

mechanism; organization; organisation

3

Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

4

target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)

3

for example; for instance; e.g.

5

getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate

5

rate; ratio; proportion; percentage

2

equipment; device; installation; stage setting

5

reflector; reflective plate

1

largish; biggish; a little bit larger

1

atmospheric pressure

5

difference; variation; difference

5

to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire

2

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

4

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

new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer

2

approach; approach shot

1

collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing

8

within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption

1

format; procedure; way of proceeding

1

anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z

1

all; every

2

to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind

1

difference; disparity; gap

3

project management

2

correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)

2

at once; immediately; right now

3

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

4

to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)

1

having to be; must be; should be; ought to be

2

enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier

1

to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

2

appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession

1

noon; midday; daytime; lunch

2

rest; break; recess; intermission

4