jpdb beta

exaggerated; overblown; pretentious

2

gesture; gesticulation; motion

1

welcome; reception

1

welcome!; nice to see you!

1

every month; trite; commonplace; conventional

1

wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom

1

to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo

1

whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering

1

all day long; all the day; throughout the day

1

outward appearance; ostensible; public; official

2

leadership; initiative; spearhead

1

personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR

1

to speak frankly; to put things bluntly

2

prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler

1

row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally

1

acquaintance; friend; familiar face

1

straining one's ears

1

iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison

19

that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go

1

to be frank; to drop all pretense

1

to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble

1

(clenched) fist; knuckles

2

to give; to do (something) for

1

to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge

1

uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

2

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

2

Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny

1

mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with

1

nephew

1

to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate

1

hidden (talents, etc.); self-concealment; self-effacement

1

to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up

1

to crack jokes

2

to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery

1

quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality

1

sigh

1

thought; idea; ideology

3

to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture

2

that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

8

that kind; competition; match

1

to have an eye on; to zero in on

1

exactly as stated; verbatim

1

to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)

1

late at night

3

next morning

1

irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going

2

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

5

desperation; despair; self-abandonment

1

as always; as usual

2

contemplation; meditation

1