jpdb beta

first meeting; first interview with

1

rare (or peculiar) animal

3

to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise

1

to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

2

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

1

regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to

1

first impression

1

extremely; very much

1

impression

3

lek (communal ground used by birds in mating season); lekking

133

advance payment; advance delivery

1

grandiose; exaggerated

3

seeming sad

1

gesture; movement; action; acting; performance

1

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

1

flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery

2

cruelty; hard-heartedness

2

almost every day; almost daily

1

chatting; idle talk

1

to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)

1

woman; female; feminine gender

5

battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war

1

this and that; one thing or another

1

particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest

1

chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing

1

surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency

3

even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on

1

(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character

9

to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

2

was

3

yakuza

1

party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed

3

clerical position (e.g. in the civil service); general office work

1

member

1

to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

1

knock on wood; touch wood; heaven forbid; God help me; absit omen!

1

person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser

1

as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for

1

character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

2

to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language

1

even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful

1

high time; about time

1

gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by

1

human relations; personal relationships

1

tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble

1

witch

1

to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos

1

spoon

1

buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking

2

to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)

3