jpdb beta

easy; simple; plain

1

imagination; supposition; guess

5

to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch

1

touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency

1

calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable

3

to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

1

to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

2

conversely; on the contrary

1

lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up

1

stir-fried vegetables

1

Chinese-style stir-fried vegetable noodle soup

1

in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely

1

chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox

2

condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice

1

a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours

1

early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk

1

more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

2

making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi

1

beef

1

packing; wrapping

1

to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen

2

all present; all concerned; all of us

1

to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

1

contrast

1

cooking; food preparation

1

colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance

4

totally willing; fully motivated

2

rolling up one's sleeves

2

oven

11

to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm

1

onion (Allium cepa)

2

carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)

1

bell pepper (esp. green); green pepper; sweet pepper; capsicum

1

celery

1

walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)

1

kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food

3

abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

1

garlic (Allium sativum)

2

thin slice; slicing thin

1

ginger (Zingiber officinale)

1

et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth

1

to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)

2

salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold

1

pepper

1

to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)

1

large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

2

excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal

4

epic film; spectacular big-budget production

1

appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)

1