jpdb beta

surreptitious glance; looking furtively

1

the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)

2

the whole world; the universe

1

to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)

1

to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject

1

political measures; policy

1

to establish; to formulate

1

to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)

1

bolt from the blue; great surprise

1

while crying; in tears

1

drawn-out (protracted) war or contest

1

be (that) as it may; having said that

1

government official

2

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

1

Gentei

1

metropolitan governor; governor of Tokyo

1

to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official

3

shady; underhanded; questionable

3

lavish; profuse

2

big corporation; major firm; leading company

1

to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant

1

whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying

1

double

1

famous (commercial) establishment; well-known store (shop, restaurant)

1

to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate

3

Jakuri-n

1

to taste; to taste of; to have a taste

1

to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)

1

to visit less often

1

to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence

2

pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)

1

slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)

1

a period (of time)

10

to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)

3

any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)

1

to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

1

dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information

1

previously; already; for some time; for quite a while

3

to bear fruit

4

purpose; utility; objective; way to use something

3

Utah

27

unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision

1

curl

3

to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something

2

cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable

4

tune (melody, piece of music)

4

town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area

4

bay; gulf; inlet

3

in the course of one's duties

1

ad lib; ad-lib

1