jpdb beta

comparison

1

decision-making

1

limited-time sale

2

onion (Allium cepa)

8

consumption; expenditure

1

dinner

2

sniff; sniffle; snuffle

1

to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size

1

(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

1

to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

1

quality

1

housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters

2

while crying; in tears

1

division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing

1

postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)

2

preliminary arrangements; spade work

1

(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant

1

seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause

3

hollow; cavity; dent; depression

3

material; ingredient

1

oozily; seeping out; very damply; humidly

1

bamboo skewer

1

often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply

1

roundish; sort of round

1

to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk

1

sauce; Worcestershire sauce

2

-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure

3

sphere; globe; orb

2

holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary

1

somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra

1

blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)

1

workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings

1

toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)

1

opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling

1

counterpunch

1

food texture; mouthfeel

1

match (contest); to match with; to go well with

1

one's house; one's home; one's family

2

to take root; to strike

1

such-and-such a place

1

modus operandi; criminal technique; trick

1

to thrust away; to send flying

1

to grumble; to gripe; to complain

1

to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid

2

neat and clean; tidy; trim

1

failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards

3

shoulder strap (on a dress)

1

milk-white; milky

1

round; circular; spherical

1

recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back

1