jpdb beta

awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing

1

bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

3

to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter

7

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

5

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

18

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

14

to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous

2

rather; better; instead; if anything

17

selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases

1

doing whatever one pleases

3

given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

3

which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

8

to cast down one's eyes

3

neck; head; dismissal; discharge

4

left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one

6

to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)

3

a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

12

road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)

1

diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily

13

(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means

2

to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself

2

well then ...; in that situation; in which case

12

to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

7

circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money

1

to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone

2

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

5

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

13

to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)

8

of course; certainly; naturally

11

car; automobile; vehicle; wheel

4

to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

4

please

5

entertainment; hospitality; banishment (Edo period)

1

certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

2

please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)

1

to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something

2

hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat

2

it is I who should say so

1

thank you

5

to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

3

corridor; hallway; passageway

7

late at night; at a late hour

1

hindrance; intrusion

3

return; welcome home

1

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

11

to be careful; to pay attention; to take care

5

to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

2

over one's shoulder

5

timid; fainthearted

2

dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry

2