jpdb beta

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

5

with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal

1

long trip

1

detour; circumvention; turning movement

1

to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick

5

utter failure; gross mistake; wrong guess

1

uncle

6

introduction; presentation; referral; listing

4

to crack (person's voice); to squeak

1

to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

1

tedious; boring; being fed up with

1

company; corporation; workplace

2

management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting

1

journal; magazine; periodical

1

belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of

1

year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

1

siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate

1

generation; the world; the age

1

forty; 40

1

-years-old

1

couple

1

bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)

1

direct

1

marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse

1

to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful

1

over-fond parent; doting parent

1

middle-aged man; Buddhist priest

1

to pamper; to spoil

1

letter; missive; note; mail

1

to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)

1

ancillary; auxiliary

1

rather than (do ...)

2

relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen

1

to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

1

load on one's chest; obstacle; hindrance; impediment

1

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

2

to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class

1

to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up

1

what's done is done; it is no use crying over spilt milk; (lit.) spilt water won't go back into its tray

2

to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently

1

miraculous

1

to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide

1

light; faint; pale; fleeting

1

fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously

1

calm; composed; leisurely

1

trademark

1

to laugh scornfully

1

hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary

1

to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away

2

jet lag

1