jpdb beta

to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across

1

not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special

1

fluent (in a language); flowing

2

top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile

1

mother

1

to find a clue; to make a beginning

1

to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

2

failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards

2

declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)

2

to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)

1

at least

2

to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public

1

to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

4

answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

1

inequality; unfairness

1

to suit the convenience of; to accommodate

1

to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied

1

stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)

1

to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)

1

to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)

1

where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

1

children

3

labour and management; labor and management

1

change; conversion; transformation; transformation

2

mission; errand; task; duty; obligation

3

glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous

1

face; honour; honor; appearance; look

1

to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain

1

a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily

1

to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered

1

tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)

1

tea house

2

finest example; the best (of); white eyebrows

1

rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite

1

male friend; man friend

1

to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke

1

with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)

1

to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on

3

one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke

3

sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)

1

obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

1

crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)

1

extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd

1

rivalry

1

reason; logic; sense; natural way of things

1

simmer; bubble out; flow out

1

to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)

1

trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle

1

a quarrel; argument

1

family quarrel; quarrel between parent and child

1