jpdb beta

wheat straw; barley straw

1

hat; cap

1

thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy

1

gardener

3

work-in-progress; working state

1

trouble; bother

1

to invite in; to show someone in

1

interior design; interior; upholstery

1

to relax; to feel at home

1

to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know

1

greenish gray; greenish grey

1

Rita

3

to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand

1

to vanish completely

2

probe each other; sound each other out

1

dregs; lees; grounds; sediment

1

bone marrow; medulla; true spirit; one's mind

2

layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular

1

indicate reason; infers some protest

1

(one's) quota; assignment

1

to pray that one avoids disaster or illness; to pray for harm or death to come upon someone; to curse; to charm; to conjure; (arch.) to treat illness (with a prayer)

1

looking furious; looking like one's about to blow their top

1

mimicking someone's speech; imitating someone's way of speaking; mimicry

1

easygoing person

1

god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest

1

to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge

4

by all means; by all costs

1

to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour

1

human intellect; knowledge

1

blindly following others

1

advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner

1

to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up

1

person who makes unreasonable complaints to a company; incessant complainer; chronic complainer

1

treating (someone) with great caution (so as not to anger or upset them); handling with kid gloves; treating gingerly

1

to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home

3

without

1

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

1

concession; conciliation; compromise

1

simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty

1

race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku

1

goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul

1

start

1

composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization

3

mutual aid; cooperation; benefit

1

to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to

1

fruit store; fruit dealer; fruit seller; fruiterer; fruiteress

2

lake (in place names)

1

okay; sure; okey-dokey

1

adjournment

1

change (for a purchase); toilet splashback

2