jpdb beta

sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

3

objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

2

to be sad; to mourn for; to regret

2

extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly

1

to mean

2

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

2

even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

1

little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old

1

to steal a kiss; to snatch a kiss

1

to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame

2

logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument

1

daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough

1

one's legal wife

4

due form; official; formality

1

wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

2

samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight

15

Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

11

to compete with; to vie for

1

reopening; resumption; restarting

7

irritation; annoyance; frustration

1

to lay bare; to expose; to reveal

1

clearing one's throat; cough

1

marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse

1

to take time

1

to blow out; to spout out

1

princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue

1

knight on a white horse; Prince Charming

1

desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving

1

hence; for that reason

1

to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen

1

convenient

1

symptoms; condition (of a patient)

1

to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of

1

nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib

1

thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned

1

to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)

1

most; much; greatly

1

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

4

to pretend; to feign

1

angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)

1

to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth

1

four people

1

courting; wooing; making advances

1

to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated

1

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

1

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

1

five; 5

1

to push aside; to brush aside

1

marriage proposal; courtship

1

to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge

1