jpdb beta

frank; candid; frankfurter; frank

1

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

3

to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures

1

stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation

1

risky

1

gambling

1

to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence

1

charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity

1

even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...

1

exception

4

such and such; so and so

1

elasticity; flexibility

1

indicates emphasis

1

to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge

1

leave it (to me)

1

promising without due consideration

2

Japan

1

Japanese representative; Japanese delegate; Japanese delegation

1

player (of a sport); athlete; team member

1

supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor

1

a few minutes later; after a few minutes

2

elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy

2

to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)

1

How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

1

place that is cool in the summer; place one goes to escape the heat of summer; summer retreat

1

both knees

1

to burst into laughter

1

sure; yeah; I know

1

lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)

2

great gathering

1

sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope

1

the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed

2

to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance

1

young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age

1

PTSD; post-traumatic stress disorder

1

you; I; me; oneself

1

resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

1

uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual

2

to drop one's shoulders

2

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

1

to turn aside adroitly; to dodge

1

to pieces; into shreds

1

to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble

1

lawyer; attorney

1

visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)

2

censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming

1

lion (Panthera leo)

1

ornament; decoration

1

to wear; to be dressed in; to have on

2

going to the toilet (of a woman); relieving oneself; (lit.) flower picking

1