jpdb beta

how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

4

deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe

5

negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated

1

speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech

1

long-term

1

short-term

1

crisis management

1

faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)

1

quality

2

naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting

2

lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help

1

client; sender

2

to (be able to) agree (with); to be able to accept; to find acceptable; to be convinced; to understand

1

calling by name; designation; nomination

1

sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue

1

letter; note

16

delivery

6

aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

1

to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out

1

playmate; playfellow

1

business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed

2

to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)

4

absence of permission; lack of permission; absence of (advance) notice; lack of notice

1

worst case

1

well; properly; suitably; best regards; please remember me

1

letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference

1

to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through

1

to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking

1

complete defeat; losing all of one's matches; finishing the tournament with no wins

1

bluff; false show of power; bold front

1

victory or defeat; victory and defeat

1

to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal

1

excitement

1

sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top

2

colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel

1

from here; from this place

1

let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you

1

the clouds look menacing; things don't look good

1

sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible

3

to grasp; to get

1

delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant

1

tempo

1

quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt

11

going along with a joke, etc. at the beginning then pointing out its ridiculousness

1

remarkably; noticeably; visibly; considerably; perceptibly; appreciably

1

liberated woman

1

pure heart; naivete; innocence

2

woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)

1

right; privilege

1

constitution; rules; regulation

1