jpdb beta

Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking

1

hawkfish (any fish of family Cirrhitidae)

1

to expel; to drive out

1

eyebrow

1

chimney

4

secretary; councillor; councilor

7

dirty old man; pervert; lecher

1

all you want; as much as one wants

1

tales of one's travels

2

average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

4

one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed

1

to chase away; to drive away; to drive out

1

cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman

1

mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup; corn syrup

2

chopper

1

superficial; half-hearted; shallow

1

miracle; wonder; marvel

1

kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food

3

to get information out of a person; to begin listening

1

introduction; presentation; referral; listing

1

certain; sure; doubtless

1

selling like mad; selling like hotcakes; flying off the shelves

1

to get drunk

3

medicinal cooking (based on traditional Chinese medicine)

1

pirate king

1

performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact

2

grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball

2

liking; taste; choice

2

to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on

1

every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person

1

assortment; product lineup

1

epiglottis

1

wheat straw; barley straw

5

to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to

1

kitchen utensils

1

readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation

1

reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

1

wave; ups and downs

1

dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest

1

to rank with; to rank among

1

mineral

2

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

1

easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous

1

robin

4

old man; old goat

2

thank you for your continued patronage

1

shivering; trembling

1

break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather; patch of blue sky; (arch.) period of serenity

1

suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy

1

treat; banquet; feast; thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal

1