jpdb beta

paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow

5

aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support

2

to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker

2

recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)

2

reliable; authentic

1

order of chivalry; chivalric order

1

to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)

3

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

3

arrival

1

to become less capable

1

shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

4

immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible

2

calamity; misfortune; disaster

1

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

1

to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

10

during absence from home

3

sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar

1

to be discouraged; to be disheartened

1

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

2

to pep up; to cheer up

1

to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)

2

light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy

5

to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered

3

unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

5

on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more

1

first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag

2

chef

1

full-course dinner; multicourse meal; full (educational) course

1

completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome

1

gadid (any fish of the family Gadidae, incl. cod, haddock, whiting and pollack); Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)

1

stir-fry; stir-fried food

1

beef

1

soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light

1

simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish

1

chicken meat

1

legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small

1

to boil; to come to a boil; to seethe (with rage, etc.); to be furious

1

tasting; sampling

2

warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial

1

feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression

4

smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword

7

almost; nearly; close to

2

evening meal; dinner

4

cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

9

to be peevish; to sulk; to pout

1

nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

2

to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)

3

handling one's workmen

1

comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

4