jpdb beta

acquaintance

2

huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to

1

canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space

1

surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

2

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

1

water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating

1

uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

1

happōshu; low-malt beer-like beverage; sparkling wine; sparkling liquor; sparkling alcohol

1

high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)

4

abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

1

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

1

to pass (of time); to elapse

1

which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

1

store; shop; restaurant

1

to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

1

business card

1

mid-career recruitment

1

examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test

1

as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively

1

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

1

please; somehow or other; one way or another

1

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

2

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

2

mother

1

divorce

1

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

3

interest; appeal; attraction; fun

1

school

1

results; record; grades; marks

1

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

1

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

1

foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd

1

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1

bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy

1

splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

1

envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

1

to be worried; to be troubled

1

(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

1

with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

1

in this way; thus; such; uh...

1

love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections

2

genre; category; kind

1

(please) look; see; (please) try to do

1

breath; breathing; tone; mood

3

to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

2

while; during; while; although; all; both

2

as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible

1

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

1

slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably

1

to take a breath; to take a short rest

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