jpdb beta

sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)

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bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)

2

special envoy

5

by all means; at all costs; absolutely

1

to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut

1

rather; better

4

preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind

2

practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot

1

to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

1

sudden; lightning; immediate; shocking

1

to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)

3

hesitation; indecision; vacillation

2

bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat

3

matter; thing; affair; circumstance

2

although I say; although one might say; although called

5

weather vane; fence-sitter; opportunist

3

unsuitable; inappropriate; improper

7

every single word and phrase; word by word

1

to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference

1

to be perturbed; to be agitated

1

still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...

1

hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment

1

exposure; disclosure

2

to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone

2

a short while ago; already

2

intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary

3

rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering

1

whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly

2

lack of experience

2

real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally

4

simply; merely; only; solely

1

the late; the deceased

1

(most) important; principal; pivotal; key; cardinal

3

offer

3

proposal; offer; request; application

1

exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

5

to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across

1

scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market

1

how; in what way

4

overload

2

by your leave; with your permission

2

stalemate

2

arbitration; intercession; mediation

1

judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire

1

to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)

5

acceptance

1

saliva; spit; sputum

1

to pay

2

expansion; swelling; increase; growth

1

repetition of position (in chess, shogi, etc.); repetition draw

1