jpdb beta

putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage

2

chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue

1

south side

1

accommodation; lodging

2

to be crowded; to be packed; to be busy; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with many things); to be packed (of one's schedule)

1

insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance

1

if; in case; supposing

1

preparation; arrangements

3

careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering

2

to catch one's attention

2

mail; postal matter; postal item

1

box; container; box (in a theatre); booth (in a restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (e.g. batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin)

1

grey-brown; gray-brown; dun

1

postcard; memo; note; card

1

notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)

2

week before last

1

binding tightly; tight binding; (sexual) bondage

1

Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good

2

infrared rays; infrared radiation

1

unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help

1

leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure

1

office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman

2

big catch (of fish); big haul

1

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

1

weird; disgusting; sickening

1

principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general

2

roundhouse kick; turning kick

1

minutes (period of)

4

stone (used for throwing)

1

machine gun

1

to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire

1

difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect

1

truancy; absence without leave

1

regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly

1

unpleasant to hear; difficult to hear

2

it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...

2

alibi

1

witness

2

to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)

2

grim stare; stern look

4

subject

1

discontent and grumbling

4

to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish

3

compassion; affection

1

to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous

1

to give; to do (something) for

1

holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner

1

to have to wait (for the realization of something hoped for); to be forced to postpone

1

just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...

1

devil; evil spirit; genie

1