jpdb beta

to be palatable; to suit one's taste

1

food; foodstuff

1

absorption; suction; attraction

3

to flavor; to flavour; to season

1

cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless

2

to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with

1

dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion

1

lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)

1

to spend all of one's time in idle amusement

1

(man's) father-in-law; father of one's wife

1

excuse; pretext

2

obedience; submission; resignation

1

establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming

2

great cause; moral law; justice

2

unique; distinctive; novel; different color (colour)

1

crash into; clash

2

in the same breath; hardly had the words been said

1

successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly

2

cajolery; wheedling

1

to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance

1

to live long; to survive

3

age (esp. advanced)

1

most; extremely

4

fire under suspicious circumstances; arson

5

incendiarism

9

continuation; sequel

1

authority; power; influence

1

abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)

3

to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job

1

upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)

2

to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off

2

firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn

2

cannot be helped; unavoidable

1

to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch

1

inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

2

to rally; to make a comeback

2

to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up

1

solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout

1

ten times; tenfold

2

wife and children; (arch.) wife

3

firm; strong; solid; stable

1

superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis

1

upturned eyes

3

stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy

1

to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay

1

paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka

3

borrowing

1

cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)

2

fresh leaves

1

to allow light to pass through; to shine light through

1