jpdb beta

cheerful; lively; lighthearted

1

cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air

1

armchair; chair with arm rests; senior staff

1

seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries

1

to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)

1

tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery

1

to put into the mouth; to eat

1

presence; sitting with; being with

1

small talk; chat; gossip

2

(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)

5

Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)

5

to see; to look; to watch; to try to

1

vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility

1

waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited

1

extra-large

1

hot topic; talk of the town

1

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

1

throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction

2

hasty; impatient; restless; rash

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to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush

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and; thereupon; because of that

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at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

2

eleventh day of the month; eleven days

1

embassy

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originator

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excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal

4

blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature

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steel; steal (baseball, basketball); still (picture)

1

to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes

1

then; if so; if

1

authenticity; credibility

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truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

1

basis; foundation; grounds; authority

1

being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook

3

before long

1

dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs

1

bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

1

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

1

to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)

1

careful selection

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to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other

2

meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up

2

tide; current; tendency; trend

2

(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force

1

to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to

1

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

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wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land

1

travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over

1

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)

1

even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

4