jpdb beta

to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

2

complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)

3

novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic

1

character; traits; ethos

1

to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from

1

food culture; dietary culture; cuisine

2

gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy

1

universal; general; ubiquitous; omnipresent

2

innocuous; inoffensive

1

this world; this life; world of the living

3

exaggerated; overblown; pretentious

1

greatest common divisor; GCD

1

to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase

1

numerous; many

1

discovery; detection; finding

1

wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane

2

to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

2

thin strips; matchstick-like strips; julienned ingredient

3

I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect

1

to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil

3

reddish brown; rufous

1

to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious

1

winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously

1

whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom

1

strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious

2

to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

2

to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease

2

grilled fish

2

Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)

1

exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous

1

seasoning; flavour; flavor

10

spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful

2

sour; acid

3

harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement

2

smoking (esp. as a means of preserving food)

1

mark indicating that the order of the adjacent characters is to be reversed (for reading kanbun in Japanese word order); check mark; tick mark

2

bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly

1

oil content

1

one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)

1

conviction; belief; confidence

1

result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)

4

there being no use in arguing (about it)

1

bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

3

to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of

1

call; appeal

1

obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse

1

quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful

1

one's person

1

whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)

1

suspicious-looking; fishy

2