jpdb beta

heeding; paying attention; bearing in mind

1

direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to someone in person

1

change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state

1

to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)

1

convenient

2

unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear

2

occurrence; happening; incident; event

2

defeating in an instant; instant kill

1

hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest

5

somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly

1

to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up

1

seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles

2

competent; suitable; qualified

1

to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal

1

potential; latent faculties; potential capacities

1

incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal

1

now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

1

for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance

1

to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control

4

if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen

7

to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away

1

villain; baddie; the villain's part

7

to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself

2

uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable

1

constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone

2

insurance; guarantee; warranty

3

to incur someone's enmity

4

speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners

2

ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself

1

firm; strong; solid; stable

4

to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam

1

in search of; in order to look for

1

to be able to manage somehow or other

10

if; in case; supposing

12

to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with

1

win-win (situation)

1

talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk

8

faltering; hesitation

5

to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

2

to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)

4

to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

1

to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into

2

lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs

2

to run down (stairs, etc.)

1

ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer

4

something wrapped in a furoshiki

1

to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

9

entrance; front door

2

turmoil; chaos; confusion

1

to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)

2