jpdb beta

top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat

3

half

1

player (of a sport); athlete; team member

2

circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral

1

once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

3

far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

2

cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

2

to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

3

rustler; cattle thief

1

to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

6

putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

1

foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation

4

fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

3

study; research; investigation

1

step by step; by degrees

1

step; pace; stride

1

spacious; vast; wide

3

not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

2

few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

1

energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy

1

rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning

1

to fit; to suit

1

professional

7

(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events

1

sponsor

1

to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

2

large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive

1

remuneration; recompense; reward; toll

1

young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters

1

dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer

1

severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous

10

to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

1

training

3

inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)

1

black tea

1

field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth

1

mike; mic; microphone

10

Hong Kong; Hongkong

2

runner

5

first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being

4

speed

1

race

1

really; truly; indeed; good grief

1

victory or defeat; match; contest; game

4

because

1

citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class

2

average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

1

far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

1

to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

1

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

2