jpdb beta

forced; compulsory

1

very loud voice

1

to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb

1

strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

2

to wait and see; to see how the land lies

1

proud; arrogant; haughty

1

van; truck; delivery van

1

important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

5

to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset

1

domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)

2

concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)

2

to get distracted; to jump off the track

1

originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line

1

elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air

1

refusal; rejection

2

even though; despite; when

3

to shake; to waver; to tremble

1

ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice

1

to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

1

mother-in-law

1

skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

1

wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam

1

for example; for instance; e.g.

5

to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone

1

surroundings; environs; circumference

2

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

2

here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

1

cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do

1

last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup

1

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

1

turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling

1

meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)

2

request; favour (to ask); wish; please

6

to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped

3

immediate reply

1

(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

2

out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent

1

route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)

2

recommendation; referral; endorsement

2

monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision

5

competent; suitable; qualified

1

contraction of "koto da"

3

term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)

1

annoying; provoking

1

to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate

2

hard worker; hardworking person

1

thorough; exhaustive; complete

1

to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself

1