jpdb beta

to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off

2

story; tale; talk; discussion

5

official in charge; person in charge

1

public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing

1

anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case

2

to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on

1

forcibly; against one's will

1

appointment

2

to leave; to depart; to take one's leave

1

dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

2

it may be because

1

danger; peril; hazard; risk

2

sphere; counter for balls

1

to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)

1

quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance

1

half a year; six months

1

to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back

1

to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour

1

person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff

1

high praise; great admiration; rave reviews

1

entreaty; supplication; petition

3

many; much; plenty; hardly

2

why; how

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

2

taboo

1

use of force

1

damage

1

manners; courtesy; etiquette

1

if; in case; supposing

13

to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up

1

to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

2

to twist off

1

just because; even if; even though

3

to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

1

iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner

2

sauce; Worcestershire sauce

1

to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear

1

spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp

2

with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)

1

with all one's strength; with all one's might

1

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

1

discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment

1

anguish

1

tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces

1

unlucky

1

to hate; to detest

1

the scruff or nape of the neck

1

okonomiyaki restaurant

1

questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)

1

to continue to receive

1