jpdb beta

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

5

in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

1

young person

1

appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion

1

wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam

3

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

3

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

1

even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

2

honorific/polite/humble prefix

6

to answer; to reply

1

meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention

1

till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)

1

opinion; view; comment

1

to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on

1

Mr (junior); master; boy

2

desk

1

to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out

1

place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

2

reply; answer; response

1

to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

2

together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

1

independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation

1

new; fresh; novel

2

to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)

2

this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

3

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

1

once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone

2

to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down

2

again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

2

similar

1

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

2

um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

1

large-scale

1

labor dispute; labour dispute; industrial dispute; strike

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely

1

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

2

please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give

2

to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

5

but; however; provided that

1

after retirement

1

within; inside of; less than

2

competing; competition; auction

2

work; business; company; study

1

abstention

1

to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set

1

work regulations

1

to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

2

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

3

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

3