jpdb beta

astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum

3

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

1

fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance

1

absorption; suction; attraction

1

to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side

3

to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get

3

to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last

1

to be needed; to be wanted

2

(one's) self; oneself

2

to eat a mouthful; to take a bite

1

calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist

1

food texture; mouthfeel

5

substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity

1

container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder

1

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

2

before long; even now

1

up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...

1

relation; connection; relevance

1

to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

2

creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention

1

to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

1

special someone; special person; precious one; significant other

1

popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for

1

scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market

1

bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase

1

bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building

1

thread; yarn; string

1

to bind; to file; to top with egg (e.g. donburi)

1

book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook

1

to cause someone to worry

1

something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts

1

immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to

1

awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing

1

to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural

2

deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)

1

gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)

1

feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction

1

sour; acid

1

I can relate (to that); that happens to me as well; that's all too familiar to me; something often encountered or experienced; something many people can relate to; all-too-familiar story

1

to wipe; to dry

8

to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to

1

fruit juice

1

complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression

2

don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me

1

gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy

1

dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull

1

flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle

2

of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless

1

to complain; to lodge a complaint

1

outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world

1