jpdb beta

irritating; aggravating; upsetting

1

Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty

2

to remember; to keep in mind

1

to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture

1

close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related

5

to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)

3

envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

2

schedule; program; programme; agenda

1

-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

3

to stop by; to drop in for a short visit

2

to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree

1

certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

2

as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly

1

to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)

1

barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear

1

meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

1

to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)

1

(the) whole face

3

now; come (now); well

2

embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful

1

mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for

1

end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

4

to rise; to swell; to be promoted

1

even

10

heart; guts; nerve; central part

3

forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what

3

silence (not speaking); muteness

10

to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind

1

cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct

1

to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch

3

warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment

2

party; banquet; feast

15

programme; program; plans; arrangements

1

at least

1

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

2

anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

1

it's been a long time; long time no see

1

to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor

1

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

3

the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality

1

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

1

weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

3

unexpected; surprising

3

as if; as though

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to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled

1

a long time (since the last time); first in a long time

1

at a glance; by accident

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

2

to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty

2

to give a glance (at); to take one look at

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