jpdb beta

tea leaf; tea leaves

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if; in case; supposing

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indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice

1

empty can

1

to begin (doing); to start (doing)

1

evening meal; dinner

1

great haste; mad rush

1

tiramisu

3

dessert; desert

2

if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested

1

Japanese tea

1

fast-talking; rapid talking

1

to plunder; to grab; to snatch

1

to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

1

to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished

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to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

1

we; us

1

to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

1

to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability

1

feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference

1

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

1

silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

1

to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

1

Italian (language)

1

to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder

1

very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle

1

tip of one's nose

1

embarrassing; awkward

1

being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)

1

sweets; sweet food

1

to breathe

1

slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)

1

to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

1

to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts

1

as (for); for; in the capacity of

1

shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)

1

frog

1

cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae

1

snake; serpent; large snake

1

inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary

1

awkward

1

story; tale; talk; discussion

1

(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression

1

to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff

1

craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman

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for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other

1

topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news

1

awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained

1

whispering; murmuring; subdued

1