jpdb beta

to pluck the strings of an instrument; to strum

1

to talk; to chat; to chatter

2

than; other than; except; but

1

to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint

1

to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic

1

face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members

2

so-so; passable; now, now; my, my

3

to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

3

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl

2

wooden; made of wood

1

glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)

2

overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

3

image; figure; figure; form; image

3

a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather

1

wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain

1

that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?

3

(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption

1

to get drunk

1

bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter

4

unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously

1

to join together; to sum up; to combine; to unite; to mix; to agree with

1

to cling

4

(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad

2

snack (to have with a drink); side dish

1

dried squid; dried cuttlefish

1

edamame (green soybeans)

1

yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game

2

apprehension; uneasiness

1

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)

1

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

2

a little bit; a little while

2

approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)

1

unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient

1

all present; all concerned; all of us

2

no-holds-barred party; free and easy gathering

1

harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result

4

to eat

1

statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal

1

assent; consent

1

to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist

3

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

1

drink; beverage

7

hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously

1

knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle

1

to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out

1

to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go

2

sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

2

tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre

1

to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)

1

to hold in one's mouth

1