jpdb beta

chopsticks

6

roller coaster; coaster (small mat for drinks); coaster brake

4

slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure

1

single word; a few words; brief comment

4

to go back

2

both elbows

1

to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

5

to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric

1

unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible

2

reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese

2

to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

2

rich person

1

salary; wages; pay

2

sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

3

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

8

that's the way it is; such is life

7

toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.

1

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

3

resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

2

to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

2

revenge

1

groping; molestation

1

plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

2

long-term

1

sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen

1

sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly

5

with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply

1

difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps

1

at first; in the beginning; originally

1

thumbnail

2

notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged

1

to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...

2

to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off

3

tooth

1

to bite off

1

astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum

3

nuance

1

to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted

3

it's been a long time; long time no see

2

as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

5

secret menu; secret menu item

1

before long; even now

2

to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

2

to look away; to avert one's eyes

3

sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)

5

empty stomach; hunger

2

iced tea; ice tea

3

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

13

Take it!; Take that!

1

thanks

1