jpdb beta

preparation; arrangements

1

circumstances

1

sexy; popular; well-liked

1

cooked rice; meal

1

to take; to carry (something) away; to bear

1

emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point

1

sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around

2

how; in what way; by what means

2

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

2

with a friendly grin; smilingly

1

duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage

2

thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

1

to become like a different person; to have a change in personality

1

is that so?

1

what

1

pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character

1

very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes

1

song lyrics; words of a song; libretto

1

which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...

1

to drink up; to drain (cup)

6

doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples

1

to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

1

to complain; to make a complaint

1

cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)

1

to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate

1

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

3

(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged

1

sudden change; complete change

1

staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring

1

unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy

1

to look away; to avert one's eyes

2

feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)

1

as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

1

dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

2

just managing; with great difficulty

1

existence; possession; having; limited company

1

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any

3

drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; loosely (hanging); limply

1

unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away

1

to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly

2

without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily

1

snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked

1

idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation

2

to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

3

to raise one's voice; to shout

2

prohibition; ban; embargo

2

to rack one's brains

1

reluctantly; unwillingly

2