jpdb beta

awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing

1

train; electric train

1

pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)

1

to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff

1

various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)

1

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

3

to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself

1

opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring

1

to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

1

activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex

1

steadily

1

Hamburg steak; hamburger steak

3

tomato sauce

2

in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely

1

to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)

1

dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness

2

housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker

2

to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh

1

outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious

1

tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)

1

sauce; Worcestershire sauce

1

violent

1

serious; severe; grave; acute

3

pregnancy; conception; gestation

1

that's so, isn't it

1

to do

1

easy; simple; there's no way that ...

3

attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance

1

opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

3

angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger

1

be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

1

another showing (of a play); playing the same role again (i.e. of an actor); recapitulation

5

to inherit; to succeed; to take over

2

to call; to summon; to send for; to call together

1

end; close; conclusion; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.

1

foster father; adoptive father

2

Shigeo

2

to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)

1

black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator

1

control; check; restraint; inhibition

2

phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing

1

to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned

1

to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup

5

pseudo-family

1

central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider

1

substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect

1

without an occupation; unemployed; jobless

4

now; nowadays

2

(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

4

unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; closure

1