jpdb beta

meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)

2

bull's-eye; the mark

1

important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

4

lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)

3

even more; still more; further

2

isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility

1

inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration

1

breach of manners; breach of etiquette

1

to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall

1

to hold one's tongue; to shut up

2

to stare in wonder; to be amazed

5

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

1

to become excited; to grow lively

1

handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade

2

indicates question

5

nimble; quick; agile

5

basket; basketball; basket cloth

4

lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable

1

glancing (look)

2

paper package

1

slice

1

vegetable

1

to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)

1

sandwich

5

pepper

1

aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing

3

to gape; to open one's mouth wide

1

to bite into; to sink one's teeth into

1

to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of

1

to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

2

impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions

1

to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)

1

to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)

1

foreign country

1

seasoning; flavour; flavor

2

strongish; somewhat strong

1

salty-sweet

1

to be mistaken for; to be confused with

1

frequent; incessant

1

Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism

1

fast food

1

the same; the said; likewise

1

series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary

1

tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy

16

to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

3

in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on

2

to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out

5

in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away

9

to gulp down (a drink); to slurp

3

how; in what way; by what means

2