jpdb beta

to grasp tightly

9

although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again

1

one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section

1

daydream; waking dream

1

selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell

3

(cash) register; cashier

4

(cow's) milk

7

cracker

6

new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer

1

thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble

4

diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted

2

word; remark; statement

4

assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise

2

as (somebody) says

3

the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain

4

invitation; introduction; temptation

4

dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)

1

clerk; office worker; office staff

2

frustration

1

profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

12

weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence

1

decisive; resolute; determined; firm

2

(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry

3

hero

1

occupation (i.e. field of regular employment); steady job; regular work

1

downright lie

1

clandestine meeting

3

to date; as of now

1

achievement; performance; results; work; contribution

1

ghost writer

9

(I) won't (say) anything no matter what (expression is followed by negative verb relating to say, answer, etc.) to not (tell) even under any threat

1

revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out

1

drinking while standing

1

saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot

4

to pluck; to pick; to tear

2

chopping board; cutting board

1

equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around

4

sprinkling salt on a raw vegetable and rubbing it in

1

boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up

2

to take; to carry (something) away; to bear

6

common mushroom (Agaricus bisporus); white mushroom

2

Chinese

1

parsley (Petroselinum crispum)

2

to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)

2

standing in a row; forming a line; alignment

1

to be completely boiled; to be boiled to a turn

1

to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil

1

fry pan; frying pan

4

white sesame seeds

1

oil

2