jpdb beta

rehearsal

1

if you like; if you prefer; if it suits you; if it's fine with you; if you don't mind; if necessary

1

to cultivate; to foster

2

(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology

2

uneven temper; caprice; whim

2

to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)

1

cardboard box for mandarin oranges

5

can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...

1

peaceful

1

not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is

1

to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless

1

to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at

1

joint-locking technique (in judo)

1

revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration

1

anyone can see that; it's obvious that

1

youngest daughter

6

what on Earth is this?

3

body measurements

3

doctor; physician

6

having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled

2

great haste; mad rush

1

questionnaire

1

noise

1

one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face

1

to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)

2

national treasure

1

paintings and calligraphic works

1

hanging scroll

2

cage; pen; (jail) cell

1

to betray a secret

1

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with

2

suspicion (of others); jealousy

1

hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)

2

objective; aim; mark

1

eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)

1

control room

1

target

1

nth time

1

division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties

1

to be main; to be principal; to be important

1

ninety; 90

2

pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor

1

fluid

1

special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity

2

advanced materials; new high-tech materials

1

great success; big hit; (hitting the) jackpot; big win; being right on the mark (of a prediction); being bang on

2

(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission

1

(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat

1

platform truck; hand truck; trolley; truck; bogie

1

standstill

1