jpdb beta

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

3

rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)

1

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

4

nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things

1

methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it

1

blunder; miss; slip; oversight

1

ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies

1

several times; a few times

1

particularly; only; in the case of

1

apology

3

change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

3

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

1

to become bloodshot

1

and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so

1

staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk

3

interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

3

late-night show; midnight broadcast

1

unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)

1

yesterday

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to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)

2

in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)

2

to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke

3

leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning

1

cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga

2

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

4

staying up all night

2

story; tale; legend; plot; storyline

1

it is not (like that) either

9

every month; trite; commonplace; conventional

1

to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular

2

awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely

1

to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips

2

leading question

1

rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby

3

overreaction

1

secret; secrecy

6

(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged

1

credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest

1

sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible

2

to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous

2

to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention

2

to let out a cry; to break forth

1

to hold one's tongue; to shut up

1

one night; one evening; all night; overnight

2

type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing

1

to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly

1

to shrug one's shoulders

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inside one's heart; in one's mind

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load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility

1

won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you

7