jpdb beta

form of government; system of government; polity

4

to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)

2

glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes

1

index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe

1

to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)

1

clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain

6

implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment

1

somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why

3

being startled; getting a shock

1

to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open

2

last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period

2

casting (of a play, film, etc.); cast

2

for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)

3

making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)

1

postwar period; period after Second World War

1

processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal

2

diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing

7

both in name and reality; both in name and substance

1

to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse; to use as grounds (for); to use as a shield; to shelter behind; to hide behind

1

to be at a loss; to be puzzled

2

promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule

5

as far as ... is concerned; so far as ... can tell

1

conference room; council room

3

to be main; to be principal; to be important

1

old friend; old pal

2

rank; order

1

wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely

1

inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these

2

facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)

1

comparatively; relatively

1

intimacy; friendship; friendly relations

1

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

1

to leave word; to leave a message

2

to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

1

winning a battle; victory; victorious battle

1

to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying

3

profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana

1

silence; stillness; quietness

3

supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

3

to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

1

to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself

1

preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork

1

ingenuity; resourcefulness

1

to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into

3

to begin to

1

to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin

2

right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages

1

to set aside

1

illogical; inconsistent

1

somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other

2