jpdb beta

decorations; offerings; mere window dressing

1

irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating

1

to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind

1

to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike

2

easy to deal with; tractable; manageable

1

weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot

4

to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry

1

exception

1

just now; a little while back; a short time ago

1

some people; a number of people; several people; a few people

3

change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement

1

back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition

1

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

1

to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself

1

to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate

1

paperwork

1

satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

1

matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement

7

to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)

1

going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachi-gokko; Edo-period children's game in which two players alternately pinch the back of the other's hands and stack them on top of each other while saying "itachi-gokko, nezumi-gokko"

1

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

3

reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect

2

reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding

1

we

1

to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally

1

writing; composition; essay; sentence

1

um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

2

unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain

1

cooperation; collaboration; help; support

2

request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance

2

to keep face; to save face; to not lose face

1

counter for bundles

1

bundle; sheaf

1

rather than (do ...)

1

ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave

2

to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize

1

had better do so

1

patriarch; head of a family

2

sincerity; good faith

5

persuasion

1

leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing

1

to spend time (on doing something)

3

preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery

1

(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning

1

talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting

3

please

1

obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity

1

secretary

5

alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)

1

register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster

1