jpdb beta

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

2

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

3

to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked

3

to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on

1

to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough

1

yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration

4

close; intimate; on good terms

1

good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy

2

antitrust law; Antitrust Act

1

infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact

1

what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much

1

opposition faction

1

particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information

3

fabrication; pipe dream

1

bid for popularity; publicity stunt

1

assuming that ...; supposing that ...

1

at least

4

good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)

1

alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

1

confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent

1

outrageous lie; outright lie

1

aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support

2

to meet; to greet

2

meanwhile; in the meantime

1

to sit on a seat

1

to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone

1

looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to

1

modern Japanese; current written style

1

textbook; coursebook; schoolbook

6

together with; same; both; all; including ...

3

distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to

1

to exaggerate

1

good

1

election campaign; political campaign; campaigning; electioneering; canvassing

1

ignorant people

1

receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)

3

to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)

4

wink

1

common saying; everyday talk; common parlance

1

curiosity; inquisitiveness

1

point-scoring; scoring Brownie points

1

reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer

2

sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)

1

relation; relative; kind; cordial

1

to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition

2

operational; strategic

2

fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk

2

private; exclusive; secret

1

truth; real situation

1