jpdb beta

hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

3

to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint

1

one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law); one's kith and kin

1

setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference

2

worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom

1

another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!

1

postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence

2

to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly

1

to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut

1

to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express

1

to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with

2

to crack (person's voice); to squeak

1

to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

2

softly; mildly; gently; politely

3

manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour

1

pie; tart; palmier (pastry)

1

tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans

1

information; experience; knowledge; observation

2

to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen

1

seeing; looking at

1

special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke

1

actually; in fact; as a matter of fact

2

date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)

1

boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless

1

hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces

1

rearranging; remodeling; remodelling

1

curtain; curtains

3

tableware

2

quality

1

article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article

1

to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)

3

mental image; mental picture; image

2

a quarrel; argument

1

to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation

1

opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling

3

roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique

3

dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt

4

straightforward approach; playing it straight; fair deal

3

to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling

2

pardon me for leaving (first)

4

perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility

1

pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability

1

narrow escape from death

1

to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined

2

glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off

1

high society

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experiences

1

to get between; to be caught in

2

speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)

1

(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth

1