jpdb beta

security system

1

weekly publication

1

special issue; extra issue; special number

1

crusty; flaky; dried out

1

worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated

1

survival

1

to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise

2

whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz

1

near; close by; within reach; familiar

1

broom

1

trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin

1

comfort; consolation; diversion

2

to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time

1

serious illness

1

old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn

1

no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen

1

disclosure; exposure; revelation

1

to do together; to share; to participate in

1

excursion; field trip; school trip

2

student (college) life

1

wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent

3

to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

2

youngest

1

to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language

1

to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)

1

talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping

5

tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)

7

concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet

1

to be thirsty

1

drink; beverage

2

buying; shopping; buyer; purchase

2

destination (in travel); place where one is staying

2

hard to control; unmanageable

1

quarreling; wrangling; argument; fuss

1

color scheme; colour scheme

1

to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess

1

casual; informal

1

to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent

1

everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress

2

coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)

1

ahem

2

everyone at once; everyone together

1

to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly

1

inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable

2

pleasure of looking (at something beautiful or precious); sight for sore eyes; feast for the eyes

2

thousand years; millennium; eternity

1

nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?

1

full of; brimming with

3

parasol (esp. one that is secured to the ground); sunshade; (beach) umbrella

6

worst; worst-case (scenario)

2