jpdb beta

obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race

3

removal; taking away; dismantling (a building, facilities, etc.); withdrawal (of troops)

3

to be too numerous; to be too much

1

is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...

15

standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine

2

medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)

12

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

16

measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement

1

to do (for someone)

1

going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with

1

priority; order of precedence

2

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

8

low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key

5

putting off; postponing

4

how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

3

interest; eagerness; enthusiasm

1

oof; ough; ulp

19

complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression

3

to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent

1

seven

1

tee-hee

4

if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything

1

current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present

2

mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)

2

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

7

NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)

1

important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

1

first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon

1

if you run after two hares you will catch neither

1

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)

1

to chase after two hares; to try and do two things at the same time

1

rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)

1

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

2

to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten

1

to increase; to add to; to augment

1

period of youth; while young

1

comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

5

depravity; corruption; degradation

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

1

yellow

1

black; black stone; guilt; guilty person

1

white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine

1

trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

4

to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)

11

genius; prodigy; natural gift

4

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)

13

test; trial; ordeal; tribulation

1

road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

4

let's go

2

alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

12