jpdb beta

confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter

2

intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex

1

capable of anything; liable to do

1

candid-camera; candid-camera footage

1

liar; fibber

2

to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes

1

to be embarrassed for a reply

1

postponement; deferment; extension (of time)

6

dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish

3

to recall; to remember

6

to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)

3

last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier

3

rival; competition

2

to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of

3

soda

1

to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous

2

with no hard feelings

2

scramble; struggle

1

sport; sports

1

to the end

1

regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed

1

fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger

1

flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)

1

meunière

1

dated; date; fixed; external

1

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

1

smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful

4

to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious

5

finally; after; following; at the end (of)

2

to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour

1

a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that

2

to look forward to something

1

Italian

1

to come and stay; to drop in; to visit

1

to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge

10

trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass

3

somehow; for some reason (or other)

1

taciturn

2

thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)

1

poor; lame; ill-prepared

1

seven o'clock

2

working hours; man-hours

1

shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation

1

painful; being sorry; feeling sorry

2

you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice

3

promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first

2

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

2

offence; offense; hindrance

1

quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance

1

thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent

1