jpdb beta

had better do so

1

to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery

1

holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)

1

race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)

1

together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

1

union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)

1

consulate

1

military attaché

1

contact; liaison

1

to run around; to bustle about

1

shipping company; freight company; transport company

1

other companies in the same business; rival firms

1

executive

1

witty; smart and polished

1

to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to

3

to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)

1

to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

1

every quarter; all sides

1

delivery

1

drink; beverage

1

food

1

ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring

4

to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)

1

manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

1

(one) line; (one) row

1

serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel

3

body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop

2

or

1

skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme

1

group (usu. of people)

2

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

1

friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation

1

shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly

1

to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing

1

whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard

2

to move around; to move about; to get around

1

courtesy call; courtesy visit

1

recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances

1

lamp; light

3

(large) building; public building; hall

3

part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite

1

what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry

1

everyday articles which have come to be regarded as folk art

1

to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)

1

plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

1

cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)

1

raising and lowering; fluctuation (of prices, interest rates, etc.); praising and belittling; setting out (meals, etc.) and clearing away; ebb and flow (of the tide); rising and falling (pitch, tone, etc.); modulation

1

empty; vacant; hollow

1

decanter

1

with a start; with a jump

1