jpdb beta

humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

1

so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!

4

for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

1

each time

1

each other; one another

1

to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)

1

right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher

1

look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes

1

sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute

1

overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest

1

spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)

2

with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)

2

honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

1

to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk

1

celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position

1

trading company (esp. a Japanese outpost of a foreign firm); trading house; firm; factory

1

plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation

1

audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)

1

to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)

1

to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away

3

companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

3

to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

1

restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss

1

stealthily; secretly; in secret

1

to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

1

to let one's guard down

1

foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese

1

this person; he; she

6

to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

2

guide (on a tour, etc.)

2

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

1

sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful

1

expression; phraseology

1

to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way

3

somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why

1

guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival

4

to talk; to chat; to chatter

4

no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never

1

to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love

4

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

1

more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

1

a bit more; a bit longer

1

water fountain

7

to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

1

to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

2

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

1

to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam

1

pleasant feeling; good feeling

1

usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally

4