jpdb beta

legislative bill; measure; agenda item

1

change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

12

how; in what way; in what manner

3

huh?; what's up?

8

liaison and coordination

1

as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect

1

attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing

3

one's plan

1

fourth day of the month; four days

3

to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge

1

graph

2

diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling

2

to be too numerous; to be too much

2

waterworks bureau; water department

1

good grief

2

government worker; public servant; civil servant

2

means; is; as for

7

(not) very; (not) much

1

base support (e.g. for a party in an election); substrate; load bearing layer; supporting layer

1

to look down on; to make light of

2

existing

2

rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion

1

a hard time; pains

1

in case of; at that time; at this time

1

even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on

1

hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate

2

sharp (tongue, criticism, etc.); cutting; scathing

1

festival; feast; carnival

1

alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)

1

collection; compilation

1

old man; old geezer

2

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

3

commitment; pledge; promise

2

principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general

1

Minister of Finance; Treasurer

1

game

1

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

1

to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

2

day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)

1

being on the ropes; losing ground

1

information exchange

3

hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation

1

to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind

1

as we know

2

final scene; the end; finale

1

to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)

2

rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

3

after a long time; for the first time in a while

5

to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses

2

first thing after rising; as soon as getting up

1