jpdb beta

preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking

1

stationery shop; a stationer

1

what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about

1

elementary; basic; rudimentary

2

food and drink; eating and drinking

1

deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing

1

control; management (e.g. of a business)

1

sixth year of elementary school; sixth year elementary school student

1

(an) only child

1

to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink

1

guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty

1

paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed

1

stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs

1

ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck

1

more than usual; especially; particularly

1

ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)

1

Hawaii; Hawai'i

3

holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail

2

good grief

3

counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.

5

to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

2

moderation; standard

1

to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against

1

to call each other; to call out to one another

1

not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it

1

army corps; corps

3

joining a group

1

(in spite of) being old enough to know better

1

grass-lot baseball

1

entertainment; hospitality; banishment (Edo period)

1

no!; no no!; no, not at all

1

medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)

2

moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading

1

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

1

to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

1

to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

1

bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone

1

goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark

2

to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run

2

to send word

1

halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

1

rumba

8

robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead

1

factory; plant; mill; workshop

1

charging (electrically); electrification

4

base (military, expedition, etc.)

3

to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries

1

same; similar; (just) like; equal

1

absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical

1

home cooking

1