jpdb beta

guard; security guard; security officer

1

easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous

3

noise; sound

2

source; origin

1

to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in

2

obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse

1

plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious

2

superiority complex; sense of superiority

3

how dare ...; how could ...; surprisingly; unexpectedly

1

with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly

2

burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)

2

domestic livestock dealer

1

taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely

1

(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking

1

to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

1

home environment; family environment

1

to exaggerate; to overstate

1

two by two; by twos; as a couple; in pairs

1

love; affection

1

fragmentary

1

to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront

1

unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool

2

completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently

1

failure (of a person); letdown; washout; idiot; fool; moron

1

cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN

8

to close; to shut

1

with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)

1

timer; time switch; stopwatch; time keeper; self-timer; (delay) timer

3

good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal

1

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

2

just who do you think you are?

1

hysteria

1

egoist

1

both (people); the two of them

2

everyday occurrence

1

reference book; study-aid book; supplemental textbook; student handbook

2

oof; umph; whoosh

1

see!; didn't I tell you (this would happen)?

1

this and that; such and such

1

enterprise; business; company; corporation

4

manufactured goods; finished goods; product

1

amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover

3

the preceding year; the previous year; last year

2

increase; rise; growth; addition; increment

3

increase

1

rate of increase

1

economic condition; economic circumstances; financial situation

1

model; pattern; paragon; exemplar

1

Japanese company (business, firm)

1

bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan

1