jpdb beta

to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels

4

to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear

1

to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something

2

forbidden fruit

1

foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity

2

class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.

1

trap

1

setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference

3

curse; spell; malediction

4

straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct

1

bargain; good buy; budget

1

extremely disappointing; extremely frustrating; mortifying; vexing

1

with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor

1

to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe

2

odds and ends; all; every

1

lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality

1

Manchu-Han Imperial Feast; three-day feast of Chinese delicacies held during the Qing dynasty

2

tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot

1

large boat

1

for the first time in one's life

2

to be finished; to be completed; to be done

4

to come back

2

so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much

1

predecessor; pioneer; ancestor

1

old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated

1

to be extremely embarrassed; to burn with shame

2

to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to

1

failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards

1

smiling broadly

1

to all appearances; no matter how you look at it

2

mutual love

1

to be choked up; to be crushed (emotionally); to be overcome (with emotion); to be shocked; to be horrified

1

wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war

2

to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)

1

disliking; having an antipathy to

1

to talk together

1

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

1

high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)

1

one more time; once more; once again

2

three times

1

ear

1

conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly

1

genuine; authentic; true; real

2

to crack (person's voice); to squeak

1

one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object

2

ehehe (embarrassed laugh); ahaha

2

to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid

4

to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)

1

finishing early (e.g. work, a game); entering elementary school a year earlier than others

2

cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold

2