jpdb beta

potage (thick soup)

1

to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

12

storehouse; bunker; silo

9

cask; barrel

17

dirt cheap; very cheap

1

to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain

1

fresh water; fiscal spending; government pump priming

1

soaking something; leaving something to soak

2

to do (for someone)

2

one hour

25

repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)

2

to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone

1

equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around

3

characteristic (of); peculiar (to)

7

odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...

4

to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)

1

seafood seasoned with salt and sake then steamed

2

only; merely; just; at most; no more than

9

to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone

2

rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match

8

master; teacher; stable master

1

time and effort; trouble

2

to be worth it; to pay

2

to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

2

to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on

1

in a row; in a line

8

depths of the earth

1

to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

6

both arms

5

to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels

3

foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation

83

flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle

11

groan; moan; moaning

6

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

7

severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment

2

to be needed; to be wanted

1

if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have

6

exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak

7

modest; humble

1

in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake

1

bare earth; ground

3

to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

3

to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels

6

long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop

4

ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy

7

customer; client; patron

1

acquisition; possession

1

sudden rise to power; sudden rise in prosperity

1

that is; namely; i.e.

10

market principle

1