jpdb beta

love passionately; ardent love; devotion

1

overly optimistic; misjudged; underestimated

1

excessive; too much; unreasonable

1

mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother

3

personnel selection

1

one's family (home) background (environment)

1

to take into consideration; to bear in mind

1

only son

1

to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)

1

digression

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to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)

3

rank-and-file member of staff; ordinary employee; low-grade employee

1

to move up; to advance

1

outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer

2

unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable

1

hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti

1

redoing

2

teaching materials

1

the teaching profession; education of laity

2

tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle

1

Yoriko

1

large staple driven into two pieces of wood to hold them together; clamp; cramp (metal); tie (metaphorical, e.g. something that binds two people together)

1

joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious

1

feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles

1

ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics

1

that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!

1

companion; follower; attendant; retinue

1

estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation

4

Maruike

1

ironworking; ironworker

1

imposing stance; daunting pose

1

what date?; what's the date?; when?

1

distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)

1

big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity

1

the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way

1

disease; -pathy

1

word; word; Word; Microsoft Word

1

throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

1

client

1

major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued

2

to cut into (a conversation); to interject

1

(raw) material

2

wanted poster; wanted person bulletin; search instructions

1

opinion; point of view

2

to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed

1

overtime pay; overtime money; overtime payment

4

(the) executive; administration; leadership

1

undertaking; underwriting; acceptance

1

only recently; just of late

2

rally; recovery; comeback; winding (thread, etc.)

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