jpdb beta

ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems

1

good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)

3

intention; idea; inclination; wish

1

to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy

3

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

10

to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)

1

thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)

1

to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly

1

pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend

5

just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...

2

another thing; exception; special case

3

to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound

1

different opinion; objection

1

miscalculation

4

general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)

2

to be excited; to be elated

1

already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)

1

to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love

1

as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather

1

cape (on coast)

1

to talk together

1

broad (view, perspective, etc.); wide; large

2

and so on; and so forth; et cetera; and such; and the like

1

essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith

1

to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master

1

to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into

1

group; mass

2

to meet face to face

1

lately; recently; nowadays

1

each and all; every single one; everybody

1

to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem

2

school assembly

1

to have a meal; to take a meal

4

girls-only gathering

1

(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling

1

dinner; evening meal

1

bitter melon stir-fried with pork, tofu and other vegetables

1

to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case

1

Indian

1

to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on

1

talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity

1

sense of values; values; value system

1

it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than

1

being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other

1

viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window

1

to perceive; to understand

2

shame; disgrace; raping; rape

1

to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan

1

doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious

1

mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly

2