jpdb beta

in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)

5

after lunch

2

prayer; supplication

4

event

1

for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad

1

identification; background check; identity confirmation

2

sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar

1

office (room)

1

to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in

2

register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster

4

alteration; falsification; faking

1

economical; bargain; good value; good-value

1

feelings; thoughts; meaning

3

acting; performance

2

to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

1

to use up; to squander

1

review; rehearsal

1

corner; nook; recess

3

focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving

2

to paint (draw) a picture

1

rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint

2

chief; main; principal; important

1

personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups

1

to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)

1

to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)

1

in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...

2

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

15

old couple; elderly couple

1

basking in the sun

1

worship (esp. Christian); adoration; divine service; worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)

14

place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range

14

auditorium; lecture hall

1

inevitable; necessary

2

to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

9

(on one's) mind; heed

1

planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up

1

outside of; not covered by

3

off an island; away from an island; off-island

2

major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued

2

to frown; to squint

1

pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)

3

I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

28

basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action

1

to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver

1

maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling

2

to feel compassion towards; to be swayed by emotion; to be moved by

2

letting (someone) die without helping

3

preference; priority; precedence

4

to act; to take action

2

to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over

1