jpdb beta

to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)

1

you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

14

political measures; policy

1

arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews

1

it seems that; as if

1

remnant; residue; remaining; left-over

1

in addition; besides

2

taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven

1

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

7

already; too late

2

large amount of money; great cost

1

to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

1

airline ticket; plane ticket; air ticket

1

to buy up

1

that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you

5

with the exception of; excepting; excluding

1

company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)

2

to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous

1

matter of time; question of time

1

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

2

serious; not joking; straight

1

tent

2

that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

3

house-cloth; dust cloth

1

isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

due form; official; formality

1

adjuvant

5

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

1

registration; accession; register; entry; record

2

Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force

6

provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant

1

to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

3

one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series

2

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

1

by today; before the day is over

1

to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

2

narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

1

together (with); at the same time; in a lump

3

to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)

1

excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you

1

companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

5

to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

1

rank; ranking order; hierarchy

5

stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation

2

medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)

2

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

3

mistress; kept woman; concubine

3

super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than

1

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

3