jpdb beta

cold tofu

1

Hirofumi

1

prone to complaining; petulant; querulous; grumpy

1

general manager

7

prefectural governor

1

focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)

1

something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so

2

for one's age

1

fiend for work; workaholic; career-minded person

1

parental authority

2

edamame (green soybeans)

1

official divorce registration papers

2

one-year-old

1

whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches

1

correspondence; exchange of letters

2

naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank

1

to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match

1

x (mark); cross; MDMA; ecstasy; molly

1

sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)

2

(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address

1

tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables

1

how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like

1

mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better

1

by your leave; with your permission

1

dinner; evening meal

1

to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something

1

experienced; well-versed

1

to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep

1

manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling

1

Mr.; Mrs.; Ms.

3

to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off

1

to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)

1

to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced

2

to grow old; to age

3

aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

1

to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts

1

to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)

1

or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other

1

reply; answer; response

1

wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain

1

few decades; many decades; several decades

1

ignorant of the ways of the world

2

to come off; to slip down; to slip off

1

youngster; neophyte; greenhorn

1

one's mother

1

insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned

1

very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just

1

escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism

1

soon; shortly; nearly; almost

1

to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)

1