jpdb beta

to be prolonged; to drag on

1

to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly

1

but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding

8

not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

1

to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively

1

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

1

to look towards

3

to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)

1

one year; some time ago

1

time; season; period; phase; stage

3

youthful; young; young-looking

2

to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

5

whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)

1

slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly

2

sunlight filtering through trees

2

to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one

4

to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough

1

lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)

1

every day

3

to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at

3

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

5

discovery; detection; finding

1

mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance

2

to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

2

(plain) hot water; boiled water

3

proposal; proposition; suggestion

3

complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression

2

to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

1

not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

1

perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

6

to set on fire; to ignite

1

hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron

7

to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)

2

while; during (the time when)

4

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

2

jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket

2

to shine; to glitter

2

treasure; treasured item; prized possession

1

be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

4

tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans

5

tarte Tatin

7

cask; barrel

1

many items; pressure of business

1

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

3

pie; tart

1

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else

6

to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

4

bulky; massive; thick; heavy

4

sugar

4

to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion

2