jpdb beta

becoming stereotyped; becoming tedious; becoming repetitive; becoming routine; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum

1

breaking down; defeating; abolishing

1

stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill

5

leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage

1

cassava (Manihot esculenta); manioc; tapioca

4

tropics

1

district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society

1

place of origin; habitat

1

tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing

1

a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat

1

raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)

1

skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath

1

wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen

1

to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)

1

tapioca

2

raw materials; ingredient

1

tapioca milk tea; pearl milk tea; boba milk tea

1

shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

1

risk

2

new; fresh; novel

2

costumed mascot character (oft. devised for PR purposes by local governments, government departments, etc.)

1

(fictional) character; character; personality; persona

2

popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

1

transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)

1

customer; client; patron

1

big; large; great

1

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

1

secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

2

to hide; to conceal

2

water plant; aquatic plant; waterweed; hydrophyte

1

to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)

1

to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)

1

great success; huge success

1

thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little

1

lupine

4

language of flowers (e.g. the use of red roses to signify love); floriography

3

tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)

2

(power of) imagination

1

greedy; avaricious; covetous; raga (desire)

1

to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout

1

thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned

2

anger; being angry; being mad

1

sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)

1

to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

1

tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor

1

everyone; anyone; no one; nobody

1

just the two of them

1

tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery

2

thousand; 1,000

1

Rikyū; Sen no Rikyū (1522-1591)

2