jpdb beta

to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx

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softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is

3

to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle

1

one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time

2

declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

1

drum; croaker (any fish of the family Sciaenidae); Nibe croaker (Nibea mitsukurii)

1

promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate

1

daughter

2

heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed

1

to hang one's head; to droop one's head

1

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

1

poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

2

to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

1

infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)

1

things; everything

1

matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority

1

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

2

to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with

2

winning over; placation; gentle persuasion

1

should time and circumstances permit

1

conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation

1

verbal promise; one's word

1

sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope

1

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

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middle management

1

stress

1

overeating; gluttony

1

site; plot; lot; grounds

2

public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing

2

construction; establishment

3

almost every day; almost daily

1

form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode

1

measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

3

newcomer; initiate; rookie

1

for dear life; barely escaping alive

1

to creep; to crawl

1

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

2

no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable

1

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

2

lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication

1

life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death

2

offense and defense; offence and defence

1

bodily sensation; sense; experience

1

time of death; one's final hour; one's end

1

to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

1

in one's own way or style

3

gait; manner of walking; footwork (e.g. in sport); characteristic way of moving, keeping the center of gravity low (centre)

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perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual

1

huh?; what's up?

2

ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)

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