jpdb beta

straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt

2

message

1

brazenly; unabashedly

1

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

3

don't you think?; indicates question

2

look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute

5

to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation

1

just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

1

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

2

to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of

1

to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

1

gin and tonic

1

herbal tea; herb tea; tisane

2

hey; say; look

6

secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)

1

promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate

7

Shouhei

54

lately; recently; nowadays

1

noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills

4

natto (fermented soybeans)

1

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

1

to catch a cold

2

coexistence; living together

4

all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

2

practice; practising; experience

1

decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card

1

in perfect form; going swimmingly

3

to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit

1

beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week

1

creator; inventor; developer

2

informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together

3

fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion

1

stability; steadiness; equilibrium

1

every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)

1

throat; singing voice

1

fish

1

bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit

1

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

1

indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell

1

light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence

2

to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide

1

to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided

2

side

3

unidentified flying object; UFO

1

encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)

1

no way; no chance

1

February; second month of the lunar calendar

4

seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days

3

surely; certainly

4

to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently

2