jpdb beta

to taste; to try (food or drink)

2

having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects

1

hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate

1

in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way

1

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

1

to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

2

slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)

1

smirkingly; broadly (grinning)

1

former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend

1

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

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to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour

1

to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple

1

to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

3

barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity

1

puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex

1

hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious

2

the other day; some time ago; recently

2

to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love

1

air conditioning

3

instead; but (on the other hand)

1

to lose sight of; to miss

4

very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle

1

to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride

2

one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate

2

furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

3

to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark

2

to stare at each other; to lock eyes with

1

embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward

2

to speak; to say; to vocalize

1

starting point; starting line

1

independence; autonomy; self-reliance

1

compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement

2

supplementary classes or lectures

1

when; how soon; how long until

1

boisterously; roughly; briskly

1

scream; shriek; shout; exclamation

1

scene; spectacle; sight; view

1

sigh

1

mixed; mingled

1

to watch over; to watch attentively

2

short course; training

12

call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

1

my; our; one's own

1

representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number

2

bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan

1

person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

1

significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest

1

rest; break; recess; intermission

1

drink; beverage

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