jpdb beta

group work

1

grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence

4

achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution

2

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

4

for two people; (work) of two; (meals) for two

2

manicure; nail polish; nail varnish

1

to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)

4

finger; toe; digit

10

tableware

7

to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show

7

plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

9

sharp sighted; easily awakened

1

lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

4

to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up

3

gender; distinction of sex; sex

1

dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)

8

to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

1

to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve

1

just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

2

passing mark

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

3

to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well

1

question and answer session

1

general comment; Sohyo (General Council of Trade Unions of Japan)

1

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

1

to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

2

growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

2

look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?

1

to extol; to give praise

1

truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

2

return; welcome home

1

to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

7

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

9

I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

12

bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)

2

to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at

1

that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

2

private room

1

one's own room

5

obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction

1

to be embarrassed; to lose face

2

convenient

5

enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful

16

to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee

2

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

1

at any cost; at any price; at any expense

1

to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

3

to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off

3

secret; secrecy

1

adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified

1