jpdb beta

to quarrel; to dispute

3

hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff

2

to laugh scornfully

4

at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

2

thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

1

very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet

1

low table; table with very short legs

1

unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy

1

carrier pigeon; homing pigeon

1

to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform

2

to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps

1

fragmentary

1

having a dream

1

to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out

1

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

1

attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)

10

trial and error

2

pending question; unresolved problem

1

matter; item; facts

1

beyond imagination; unimaginable

2

moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)

1

silverware; silver tableware

1

to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words

1

difficult to speak about

1

service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services

2

to take care of

2

change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality

1

delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)

1

shortbread

1

to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed

3

work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique

5

skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable

1

ideally; if one were to wish for more

1

Japanese food; Japanese dish; Japanese cuisine

1

sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.

1

favourite dish (favorite); favourite food

2

thatched hut

2

request

2

dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)

1

to look happy; to look pleased; to make eyes (at someone); to ogle

1

presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent

1

to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

2

to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut

3

relative; relation

1

wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off

1

airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft

3

unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest

1

one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law); one's kith and kin

1

vocational school; technical school

1

to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop

1