jpdb beta

-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be

2

(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily

2

ordinary

1

to come back

8

meal; dinner; diet

3

to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

3

to be thirsty

1

reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump

2

cloth bag

1

to pick out item(s) from a group to keep

1

general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different

4

circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional

2

value; worth; merit

7

yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle

11

treasure

16

to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

1

half-moon; half a month; semicircle

7

these

1

dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled

1

the touch of; feel of; texture

2

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

2

to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

3

to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over

5

(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around

2

purpose; utility; objective; way to use something

2

to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

2

composition; constitution

4

uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease

4

easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap

2

to attempt; to test; to try out

5

sign; indication; call; summons; requisition; expropriation

1

throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction

1

to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear

3

(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)

1

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

2

bubble; foam; froth; head on beer

1

to slip out

4

though; much as

21

pupil (of the eye)

4

two sheets (pieces) (of paper)

7

to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers

3

experiment

1

to approve of

1

usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common

3

process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work

3

spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham

1

simply put; putting it simply; in short

1

very likely; very probable

6

certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

3

refining; purification

3