jpdb beta

whispered conversation; whispering

1

egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top

1

Satoko

2

former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend

2

sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question

1

groundless (rumour, accusation, etc.); unfounded; baseless; without a shred of truth

1

damage caused by harmful rumours or misinformation (rumors); reputational damage

1

to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate

1

least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least

1

friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by

3

tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet

4

friend

4

to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon

1

bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off

1

just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of

1

one hand

2

to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

2

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

1

-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action

1

guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

2

Tyltyl (from the play The Blue Bird by Maurice Maeterlinck)

1

drinking straw; straw

5

inter-scholastic athletics competition

2

participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; appearance (on the stage, television, etc.); exiting (a venue, train station, etc.); exit; being dispatched (of an ambulance, fire engine, etc.)

4

recommendation; referral; endorsement

2

to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern

1

aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support

4

and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)

1

department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion

11

to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)

3

to cut into (a conversation); to interject

3

you; dear; honey

8

genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out

7

to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach

4

application; request; petition

2

voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice

3

flesh (of a fruit); pulp

1

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

5

even if; even though; although one might say; although called

2

in public; in company; in the presence of others

1

intricate; complicated

1

to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed

4

by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)

2

rather than (do ...)

1

in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic

3

matcha; powdered green tea

1

sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)

1

café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)

1

karaoke

4

movie; film; motion picture

2