jpdb beta

goldfish (Carassius auratus)

1

lip-syncing; lip-synching

1

lotus leaf; vulgar; wanton

1

rhythm

1

to press a question; to cross-examine

1

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

5

meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview

1

many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

8

outside world; physical world

4

to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

2

long

1

suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly

2

unbelievable; incredible; implausible

1

looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance

2

communication skills; communication ability

1

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

5

followers; hangers-on

1

straightforward approach; playing it straight; fair deal

1

nuance

2

discipline; training; teaching manners

1

dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit

8

to jump at; to be attracted by

1

to lick all over; to run one's tongue over

1

to be too short

1

skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough

1

faltering; hesitation

3

being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place

1

unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless

1

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

2

to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

6

then; if so; if

1

big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

2

huge mound; heap; pile

1

to build a house

2

lucky you

1

making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold

1

to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush

3

what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no

2

proper; respectable; decent; honest

1

to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)

5

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

1

affirmative

1

at that time; that time

1

blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace

2

now that you say that; now that you mention it

3

to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

7

to be forward; to be impertinent

3

to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat

2

opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring

1

(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange

4