jpdb beta

problem child

3

to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

1

assent; consent

1

oh!; oh?; my!

1

you (plural); all of you; you all

1

unexpected; surprising

2

it seems so; that's what it looks like

1

a little bit; a little while

2

to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve

1

to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out

1

to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)

1

to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick

1

real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope

1

How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

1

tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?

1

action committee; executive committee

1

justification; warrant

1

to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen

1

to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel

2

fighting spirit; (will to) fight

1

naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt

1

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

1

prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier

1

attendance; presence; appearance

1

as one of

1

this evening; tonight

1

car; automobile; vehicle; wheel

1

3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

2

oh; ah; I'll be darned

1

battle; game; bout

1

to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together

1

extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool

1

to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch

1

appointment

1

alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion

1

just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

3

beauty

29

host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)

1

lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many

1

very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just

1

poor; lame; ill-prepared

1

meeting; assembly; association; conjunction

1

putting off; postponing

1

theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

1

to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

1

path; route; itinerary

1

foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone

1

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

precisely because

1