jpdb beta

hesitation; indecision

1

good grief

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habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

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to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited

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undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows

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lacking in some desired property (size, usefulness, etc.)

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to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted

3

halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

1

to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below

3

reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn

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to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank

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this much; this amount

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impudent; shameless; brazen

2

to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead

1

childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

2

sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)

2

Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)

1

charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of

2

to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

1

to follow suit; to imitate or follow someone blindly; to ride on someone's back; to ride someone's coattails; to take advantage (e.g. of another's popularity)

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putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank

1

to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals

2

estimate (of costs); budget

1

negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

2

exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail

1

to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

1

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

11

to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath

1

person concerned; interested party; related party

1

to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty

1

which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...

2

deep-fried food (esp. chicken)

3

this weekend

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bucket; pail

1

percent; percentage

4

increased volume or quantity

1

desk

1

so-so; passable; now, now; my, my

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to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

2

inside one's heart; in one's mind

2

thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab

1

autumn; fall

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moment; brief space of time

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peace; harmony

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welcome home

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master; Your lordship; My lord; husband

1

Western-style house

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completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe

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gosu porcelain; asbolite

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rouge (esp. lip rouge); lipstick

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