jpdb beta

thank you

3

diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted

1

to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

7

he; she; that person; (arch.) you

3

autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication

1

to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

2

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

2

trademark

1

folding one's arms

1

calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind

5

wise; clever; smart

1

to leave behind; to misplace; to forget

1

in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form

2

certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

5

in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

1

true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses

1

greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge

1

to be conspicuous; to stand out

1

to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert

2

what to do

2

oh; ah

1

you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

2

coincident with; while; simultaneously

2

to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders

1

Mr (junior); master; boy

32

poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem

3

weave; weaving; woven item

3

it's been a long time; long time no see

1

eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)

1

to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful

1

while; even though; despite

2

it is I who should say so

1

excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you

3

something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts

1

Sky Tower (Auckland)

1

hostage

7

friend

1

end-of-year

1

number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

2

she; her; girlfriend

2

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

4

ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

5

however; but

2

it seems that; as if

1

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

1

bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

4

acquaintance

6

about; concerning; related to; -ish

1

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

2

client; requester

1