jpdb beta

to scoop up; to dip up

1

slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling

1

to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up

1

one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years

1

to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)

3

to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach

1

cheating at pachinko (for monetary gain; through illegal tampering with the machines, etc.); scamming a pachinko parlor

1

still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

2

before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

3

to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse

2

to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in

1

to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

1

to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely

2

which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...

1

loveable; very likeable; like very much

2

(something) fickle; (something) very changeable

2

to hold in one's mouth

1

(pet) owner; keeper

1

one boat; one ship

1

handling a ship

1

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

3

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

1

counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)

1

splish-splash; with a splash; click-click (of a camera shutter); with a click; with a snap

1

splash; spray

5

instability; insecurity; crankiness

1

demand for; request

1

extra-large; king-size

2

to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss

2

flathead (esp. the bartailed flathead, Platycephalus indicus)

7

in terms of; from the point of view of

1

interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

5

twilight; sunset; dusk; evening

3

sunshine; dry weather; luster; lustre

3

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

2

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

5

polish; grinding; sharpening

6

handling; manipulation

1

originally; by nature; from the start

3

knife; pointed carver

2

every day

6

now; nowadays

1

triangles (used in mechanical drawing); set square

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

4

to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to

6

parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot

1

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

6

blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice

4

to send or direct a person to

1

dark; blackish

4