jpdb beta

knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle

2

first-class goods

1

casual dish (esp. Japanese food); simple dish

1

to make narrow

3

suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go

3

to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)

6

to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on

1

positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

6

chopsticks

2

(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing

1

uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient

1

to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver

11

tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly

3

power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour

2

to sing; to chirp; to twitter

1

love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker

2

bottle

2

to discard; to abandon; to neglect; to let be

3

at first; in the beginning; originally

1

heavy drinking

2

subtracting points; points deducted

1

in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea

1

success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility

1

new; unused; new

1

to drink in one gulp

3

profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

5

amount; quantity

1

quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly

2

to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

2

(turned out) all right in the end

1

glug-glug

2

to let one's guard down

1

(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way

1

equivalence; equality; being of equal value; having equal worth

1

to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate

1

time of death; one's final hour; one's end

1

old dog

1

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

2

addition; supplement; appending; appendix

1

double; twice (as much); twofold

4

one bottle

1

to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn

3

to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly

3

heavy drinker

1

heavy drinker

1

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

2

excessive; immoderate

3

intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection

6

little by little; bit by bit; sparingly

1

to begin to drink

1