jpdb beta

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

1

wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel

2

to wipe; to dry

5

frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken

1

impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions

2

to state; to express; to mention

1

small bird; little bird

2

lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up

2

extremely; highly

2

ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity

1

cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet

1

to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

2

research

1

same generation; one's generation

1

dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks

1

to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration

2

to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)

1

to become hungry; to get an empty stomach

1

onion (Allium cepa)

1

salty-sweet

1

to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)

1

to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one

1

bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre

1

elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article

1

to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed

4

to be conspicuous; to stand out

1

pleasant feeling; good vibes

2

speech; expression; wording; language

1

porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice

1

is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial

1

to look down on; to make light of

1

choice; selection

1

to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract

2

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

1

rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor

2

to start eating

2

long visit; overstaying

1

just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street

1

cafe latte; latte

2

face-to-face

1

to get a phone call

2

fast-talking; rapid talking

1

to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)

1

to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback

2

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

1

to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

1

correction; revision; amendment

2

way (of doing); manner; method; means

1

way out; means to escape; escape route

1

straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt

1