jpdb beta

meatball

2

partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing

1

to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)

2

feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)

2

shame; embarrassment; disgrace

4

plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation

1

second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint

1

easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous

3

staying up all night

2

tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed

2

careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking

1

ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic

1

use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

1

middle of the night; dead of night

2

human flesh

4

hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house

1

borrowing

1

game fowl; gamecock

1

fate; destiny; lot

1

adviser; advisor; consultant

2

august; beautiful

9

hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel

26

three days and three nights

1

1,000; thousand

7

long-cherished ambition; satisfaction

1

handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade

3

(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament

1

bang; whump; boom

1

cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible

5

flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)

3

to be in disorder; to lie scattered around

5

ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris

1

inhuman; heinous; atrocious

1

evil influence

1

will not do; do not; does not

2

bitch

1

working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains

1

firm; determined; resolute; conclusive

1

refusal; rejection; denial; veto

6

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

4

to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison

1

chuckle; giggle

1

to clear one's name

1

pride

2

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

1

being good at cooking; good cook

1

suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting

2

to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk

1

unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)

4

to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

5