jpdb beta

straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

8

commitment; pledge; promise

1

to lessen; to decrease; to diminish

2

manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making

6

manners; etiquette; polite behaviour

5

this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now

3

to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)

1

to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)

1

to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass

4

to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)

6

displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment

1

in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless

10

to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

12

exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary

4

have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary

9

breach of manners; breach of etiquette; faux pas

1

Japanese person

11

sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)

1

influence; effect; impact

8

to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful

13

to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

2

to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge

9

guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

6

virtue

1

more than one can eat

1

full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full

1

seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be

8

around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now

2

all you have to do is; just; that's all

1

fortunately; luckily; thankfully

2

same; similar; (just) like; equal

11

skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable

8

minimum limit; the lowest degree (possible, allowable, etc.)

1

line

1

to reach; to get to; to arrive at

4

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

16

hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic

2

just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously

7

even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

2

to comfort; to console; to amuse

2

such; like that; that sort of

9

for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while

4

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

8

to be frank; to drop all pretense

1

(being) face to face; facing each other

1

reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with

1

with a bang; with a bam; with a wham

18

to leave one's seat

2

to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve

1