jpdb beta

one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established

2

short way; shortcut

1

to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax

3

don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me

1

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

2

meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one

1

trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

2

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

1

performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment

3

that's the way it is; such is life

1

for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

2

value; worth; merit

2

statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal

2

to empty; to vacate; to evacuate

1

short play; skit

1

start of a romance; beginning of love

1

dramatic reenactment

1

drama; theatre; theater; play

1

reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump

1

pregnancy; conception; gestation

2

trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype

2

dress

4

(finger) ring

3

rental

1

merely for form's sake

1

not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work

1

adieu; goodbye

1

pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting

1

whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper

1

feigning ignorance; acting dumb

1

focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)

1

to be silent; to say nothing

1

revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection

1

hot!

1

mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin

1

bento; Japanese box lunch

2

to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

4

to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

1

curtain; curtains

4

to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute

1

pupil; student; schoolchild

1

elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up

1

meeting; assembly; association; conjunction

1

in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

1

brine

1

other people; others

2

natto (fermented soybeans)

2

most; much; greatly

2