jpdb beta

open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest

2

bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent

2

surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand

1

to be of help; to be useful; to go toward

1

assistance; support

2

rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering

2

having ended; being resolved

1

teacher and student

1

in this case

4

good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab

1

cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)

1

blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless

1

confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)

2

return

3

probe each other; sound each other out

2

that's so, isn't it

2

nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin

1

even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed

3

recovery; rescue; recapture

2

push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness

1

impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag

4

one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism

1

noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play

3

announcement; notice

1

both; together; jointly; simultaneously

2

to take charge during someone's absence

1

notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)

5

being about to cry; the verge of tears

2

please; I beg you; for mercy's sake

1

to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says

2

patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy

2

(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead

1

preparation; arrangements

3

ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head

2

to be responsive; to show immediate results

2

seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles

3

worst; worst-case (scenario)

1

conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation

2

drama; play; powerful drug

1

visit for no reason; go on fool's errand

1

intending to persuade someone and instead being persuaded oneself; going for wool and coming home shorn; the biter bit; (lit.) the mummy hunter himself becomes a mummy

1

care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter

1

(act of) writing on a blackboard

1

absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting

2

cylinder or rod-shaped

2

bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects

3

tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed

2

drawstring pouch

5

one's own work; making by oneself

1

bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre

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