jpdb beta

faint smile

1

sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer

1

shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly

1

thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

1

to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up

1

to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

2

to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to

1

or

1

use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)

1

number of ways; several ways; several kinds

1

possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)

5

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

12

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

2

altogether; entirely

1

to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down

2

threat; menace; coercion; blackmail

4

party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow

3

in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but

4

before now; hitherto

1

a dime a dozen; two a penny

1

to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

8

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

11

(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience

1

we

1

misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea

1

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

6

like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

41

daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

26

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

8

that's so, isn't it

3

to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last

2

conviction; belief; confidence

2

to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

5

tone (of voice); manner of talking

6

dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove

1

speed; velocity; pace; velocity

1

accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right

1

to touch the vital point

1

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

1

ordinary person

3

to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)

13

to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)

1

leader of a group

4

muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking

5

yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

12

older sister; elder sister

7

master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)

1

irritating; frustrating

1

to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)

3

anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly

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