jpdb beta

uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home

1

funny; amusing

1

a little bit; a little while

1

to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful

1

(not) very; (not) much

1

emperor's secret orders

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please; somehow or other; one way or another

1

another person; others

1

Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

1

to reread; to read again

1

condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on

1

to read out and compare (e.g. proofs against a manuscript); to check (accounts, etc.) by reading aloud

2

deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)

1

to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support

3

it may be because

1

to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff

1

muscle

1

to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease

1

corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)

2

to open one's eyes wide

1

to thrust before; to thrust at

3

high praise; great admiration; rave reviews

1

extremely; highly

1

flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat

1

extract; excerpt; selection

1

smoothly; glidingly

2

to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth

1

emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect

1

nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner

1

family-oriented; familial

1

attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat

1

rather than

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munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)

1

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

2

last; final; end; conclusion; rust

2

abashment; bashfulness

3

to boost; to force up; to push up

1

predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways

2

to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

1

I have nothing to do with it

1

given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

1

this (very thing); this precisely

1

one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of

1

insistence; (major) emphasis; stress

1

anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

1

to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

1

child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot

4

to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it

1

breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing

1

ideal

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