jpdb beta

to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament

2

straightforward; blunt; outspoken; clear-cut

1

foolish; stupid

1

long and narrow

2

ball-point pen

1

to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind

1

scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing

1

interception (email); wiretap; bug

2

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

1

unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

1

to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on

1

battery; cell

1

dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling

1

device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity

1

hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)

2

Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

2

love hotel; short-stay hotel used primarily for sexual activities

1

office building; office complex

1

sunset

1

dim; gloomy

1

assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)

2

company name; name of a company

1

notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard

1

facing; opposite; across the street; other side

1

neon (Ne); neon sign

1

thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket

1

to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over

1

lobby; lounge

3

to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe

1

to not take seriously; to take lightly

1

it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...

2

one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)

1

one second

1

regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

1

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

1

to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)

1

to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice

1

evening breeze

1

having a poor endgame; failing at the final stage; missing at the last turn; slacking off at the end

1

faltering; hesitation

1

to be boiled; to be cooked

1

to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)

2

to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

1

confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)

1

law observance; obeying the law

1

one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer

1

listening device; bug; wiretap

1

stun grenade

3

reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup

1

to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law

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