jpdb beta

carpet; rug; runner

3

to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)

2

to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)

2

to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size

3

to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)

2

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

3

Taz people

2

with a bang

1

explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring

1

of all people; a person of ...'s standing

2

bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)

3

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

2

Home Minister (pre-1947)

1

to give; to do (something) for

1

everything; anything; nothing

3

to wheeze; to breathe with difficulty; to gasp

1

urgency; exigency; emergency

3

business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed

7

to have a drink; to have a few drinks

2

standard; set; routine; decided

1

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

1

to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)

1

to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

1

unwelcome favor; unwelcome favour; misplaced kindness

1

ahem; harrumph

2

to drink up; to drain (cup)

2

to take a breath; to take a short rest

1

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

2

farmland; rice field or paddy

1

fields (of rice and other crops)

1

Take it!; Take that!

1

having thought for neither gain nor greed; only wanting to do something (thinking about nothing else)

1

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

1

good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty

1

full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content

1

Chinese person

2

one's own handwriting; autograph

1

Follet; Follett

2

fair-minded; sensible

1

reluctantly; unwillingly

1

way to use something; treatment; management (of help)

1

facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)

3

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

1

lax; lenient; slow

2

to look towards

1

ashes

1

to be in disorder; to lie scattered around

4

blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature

1

ruled (lined) paper

3

title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)

3