jpdb beta

meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent

2

to pay attention (to)

1

isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

2

with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor

1

shoulder

6

thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned

1

anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

1

easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply

2

to pour into (liquids); to pump into

7

drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing

1

previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day

2

lack of sleep; insufficient sleep

1

and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that

1

appointment

1

one hour

1

to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits

2

style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)

4

to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself

1

to kill time

1

meeting place

4

water fountain

1

coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe

1

royal milk tea

1

order (for an item); request; demand; condition

2

lack of sleep

1

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

1

facing; opposite; across the street; other side

1

we

6

to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort

2

backroom deal

1

one's own effort

2

second; number two; runner-up

1

unsuitable; inappropriate; improper

2

use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

2

control; management; supervision

12

bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation

13

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

1

cooperation; collaboration

6

bureau director; office chief

4

achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service

2

snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation

1

vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

5

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

3

to happen to be present

1

outsider; someone outside of a group

1

to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength

1

to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

1

inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

2

hourglass

2

table

3