jpdb beta

(single) bean; pea; something very small; tiny speck

2

dustpan

2

bay; gulf; inlet

1

minimum; minuscule; local minimum

11

to become grainy

1

creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go

1

grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri

2

acute angle

1

to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup

1

hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory

1

worried look; concerned expression

1

supreme; sublime; highest

4

close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing

1

zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular

1

exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)

1

flow

1

grains; lumps; drops; grainy; bumpy; coarse

2

squishy; bouncy; soft

1

stepping back; drawing back

1

mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit

1

to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)

1

foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage

1

little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do

1

measures to defend oneself (for self-defense) (defence)

1

double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself

1

to change completely; to change suddenly

1

with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease

2

imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect

1

logical

1

measuring instrument

1

beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time

1

evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace

1

to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled

1

to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with

1

eating together; dining together; having a meal together

1

no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine

1

Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking

1

stab-proof; knife-proof

2

beads

3

subject of research

3

(medical) follow-up; observation

2

to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)

1

the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth

6

hard-boiled

1

rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together

1

explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)

2

full tank (esp. of gasoline); full capacity (of a battery, receptacle, etc.)

1

to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match

1

counter for birds or rabbits

1

whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place

1