jpdb beta

grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence

2

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

1

to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed

3

aha!; yes sir

2

distribution of mementos

1

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

4

strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

6

perception; intuition; the sixth sense

2

to soften; to moderate; to relieve

3

to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)

2

one's physical safety; personal security

2

instability; insecurity; crankiness

6

had better ...; had better not ...

1

on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

5

to add (to what was said before); to say in addition

1

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

1

ghastly; dreadful

8

obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty

4

as soon as; right after

3

to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include

4

objection; dissent; protest

1

to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall

1

appearance; arrival; make one's appearance

3

taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration

1

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

11

proposal; motion; recommendation

1

decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation

1

beginning; start

1

poor plan

1

(being on the) defensive

1

to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink

4

with one's own hands

4

just before

11

crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis

1

mishearing

1

twitching

2

to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says

1

question; inquiry; enquiry

8

willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord

2

intention; aim; design

6

head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)

1

real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope

2

line

1

uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition

1

expansion; swelling; increase; growth

2

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

1

Shinto ritual

3

poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky

7

child

2

the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass

2