jpdb beta

mastery

1

return of a courtesy; returning one's thanks; return salute; return call

1

to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

6

ego; egoism; egoist

2

collision; clashing

1

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

1

exchange of ideas; exchange of opinions; brainstorming

1

threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)

1

this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type

2

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

1

receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)

2

jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point

1

some time ago; the other day

1

to convey (a message, e.g. to one's superior); to communicate; to pass on; to pass along

1

big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

1

reduction; cut

3

appeal; call for something; request; axiom

11

at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all

1

first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start

1

to drive (something) into; to strike into; to throw into; to toss into; to mix; to wear (a sword)

1

to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected

1

reply; answer

1

good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do

2

to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)

1

patch; patching; join; joining; successor; heir

1

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

2

since last year

1

disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing

4

worry; fear; anxiety; concern

3

northerly (wind); from the north

1

comparatively; relatively

1

one person; one member

2

to count; to enumerate

2

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

1

friendship

2

to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of

1

(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when

1

having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling

2

to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)

3

needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry

1

long (time); longstanding; for a long time

1

to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

1

from now on

2

friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement

3

(acting) together; jointly; cooperatively; in partnership; side by side; (lit.) holding hands

1

so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case

2

last year

2

crops; agricultural produce

4

to leave as it is; to defer

1

so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?

2