jpdb beta

to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage

1

slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

1

nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things

1

proper; appropriate; due; suitable

3

to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

1

10,000,000; ten million

1

assistant ...; probationary ...

1

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

1

seven

1

tomfoolery; monkey business

1

go that far; to that extent

2

to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)

1

to suffer; to groan; to be worried

3

to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten

1

position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

2

sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning

1

to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say

2

to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)

1

cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky

1

bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency

1

decision; determination

6

to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

3

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

1

in; on; at (place); as for; regarding

2

concealment; suppression; hiding

2

to lend a hand; to help

2

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

9

baseless; groundless

1

doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)

2

group; mass

2

evidence; proof

2

conspirators; faction; cabal; clique

1

to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

1

share price manipulation

1

sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading

1

influence; clout; leverage

1

influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible

1

system

7

to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

1

professional

1

amateur

1

financial muscle; economic clout

1

to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude

1

worry; fear; anxiety; concern

3

to shake one's head

2

our company

1

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

5

duty of confidentiality

1

against; contrary to

1

alone; by oneself; on one's own

1