jpdb beta

call; appeal

1

suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly

1

to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

2

to hide; to conceal oneself

1

to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out

1

to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)

1

I appreciate your efforts

1

lipstick

1

daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough

2

encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)

1

boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn

10

that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

5

speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on

8

to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate

2

to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)

2

recreation; diversion; relaxation

2

far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

3

to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)

2

suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

1

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

1

wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave

2

brown; light brown; tawny

1

casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular

1

hearsay; hearing secondhand; hearing through the grapevine

1

20 years old

1

registration number

2

underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie

1

half-dried

1

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

2

to remove; to move out of the way

1

unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that

1

to stare back (at); to glare back

1

(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)

1

hostility; antagonism; opposition

1

companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

13

even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

2

to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

1

visit to soldiers at the front (in support); gift given to soldiers on the battefield; visit to someone hard at work (in support); gift given to someone working hard (e.g. food)

1

to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

1

Reiko

1

to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

3

he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing

6

fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

11

successor

7

three people

4

personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs

1

to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

1

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

2

to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over

1

incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence

2