jpdb beta

idly; lazily; evasively; elusively; laziness; fooling around

1

to let one's guard down

1

to make an appearance

3

longed-for; anxiously awaited

1

cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration

6

to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize

2

to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite

1

pride; boast

2

to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability

1

obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction

1

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

1

to go to see (something, someone); to visit

1

once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

1

baby; infant

1

impudence; cheekiness; impertinence

1

to be sad; to mourn for; to regret

1

time; years

1

to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)

2

Eurasian hazel (Corylus avellana)

1

clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely

1

to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

1

bucket; pail; tub

1

look of amazement; looking dumbfounded

5

to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach

1

very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive

2

as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible

1

crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets

1

to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

1

happy; auspicious; propitious; naive

1

to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)

1

kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

1

to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance

1

to be enlivened; to be exhilarated

1

established practice; custom

1

event; function

1

step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)

1

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

2

to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy

1

to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor

1

to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on

5

fresh

2

welcome!; nice to see you!

2

beyond that point; after that

1

to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)

1

unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently

1

bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy

3

several days later

1

to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by

1

to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise

1

somehow or other; for some reason or another

1