jpdb beta

aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

2

to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)

3

being very busy; busyness

1

brown envelope; manila envelope

1

seal

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

1

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

1

to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped

1

to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

1

stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession

2

to spare time (for)

1

report; notification; registration

1

acceptance

1

to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised

1

to begin to speak

1

sweet-potato vines

1

equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)

1

major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major

1

nightlife; night amusements

1

yearned for; longed for; missed

1

loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling

2

to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

1

usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally

2

instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability

1

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call

1

to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far

1

conditioned reflex

1

subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge

2

swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering

1

jellyfish; medusa

2

inference; deduction; induction; reasoning

1

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

3

living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

7

article; news story; report; account

1

to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

1

conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk

1

forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money

1

poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite

1

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

1

loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)

2

to make a lasting impression

1

protuberance; protruding object; umbo

1

centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental

1

nearsightedness; shortsightedness; myopia

1

to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of

1

appearance; outward show

1

cannot be helped; unavoidable

1

to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

1

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

1

nice; good; well-executed

1