jpdb beta

to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward

2

forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money

3

how; in what way; in what manner

1

ha ha ha (laughter)

3

feigned laughter

2

mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape

1

laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)

4

insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind

1

to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten

2

there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of

1

clearing one's throat; cough

1

long ago

1

to ponder; to brood

2

to give the stamp of approval

1

distrust; suspicion

1

very; extremely; excessively

2

sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical

2

U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)

1

what time; (lit.) which hour

1

harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid

2

extent; scope; sphere; range; span

1

obstacle

2

hindrance; obstacle; harm; bad effect; sickness

1

aim; goal; prospect; outlook

2

relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)

1

how many months?; how long?

1

to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

2

blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space

2

cares; ill feeling; reserve

2

to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach

3

what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement

1

to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand

1

limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)

2

to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms

1

land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap

2

fatal wound

1

pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship

1

return to school

3

procedure; process; proceedings; formalities

2

Hoshina

3

temporary absence from school

5

convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience

1

good opportunity; chance

2

once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years

2

portion for two people

1

invitation; introduction; temptation

1

polite; courteous; hospitable

2

professional duties

2

good feeling; feeling good

1

youth; springtime of life; adolescent

3