jpdb beta

(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat

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queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak

1

wow!; gee!; oh dear!

1

to die; to pass away

3

three persons; three parties

2

to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick

1

creative cookery; creative cuisine

4

one thing after another; out of the frying pan and into the fire

1

crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping

1

dinner; evening meal

1

entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining

1

home cooking

1

capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper

2

as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated

2

another shop; another store; another restaurant

2

tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet

1

obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption

1

to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)

1

supremacy

1

dust

2

ten o'clock

1

seven o'clock

3

last night; yesterday evening

2

to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one

1

easy task; no problem

2

arrival of goods; goods received

2

sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position

2

gust (of wind); blast

1

shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering

1

to start working; to take action

1

school building; schoolhouse

3

to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.

1

to sit on a seat

4

to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

2

laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow

1

jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling

1

to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell

1

remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard

1

generous; unstinting

1

to give a round of applause; to applaud

1

to well up; to burst; to arise

1

to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated

2

details; particulars

1

rapid succession (e.g. questions)

1

recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour

1

replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching

2

children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people

1

first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period

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to pinch; to nip

2

maturity; ripeness

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