jpdb beta

escalator

1

lunch; midday meal

2

suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation

3

homecoming; returning home

2

wet suit

1

equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck

1

to grow (of moss, etc.)

1

mixed vegetable and seafood tempura; something pulled upwards; small castle with a simple earthen-walled moat; turning up a lamp wick

4

set meal; special (of the day)

1

enshrinement

1

to be sold out

1

faint; swoon

1

likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences

1

to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

3

chopsticks

1

sharing; share (on social media); market share

7

this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent

3

end; edge; tip

2

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

6

to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply

3

crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid

1

capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically

1

preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike

1

unbalance; imbalance

2

opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)

1

eighth day of the month; eight days

1

lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone

1

restless; fidgety; lively; busy

1

chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension

4

to need; to demand; to take; to require

1

innocent; cherubic; childlike

2

friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men

4

to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge

4

to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high

1

quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly

2

detour; diversion

6

to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

7

not understanding; not knowing

1

despair; hopelessness

8

a pair (of shoes or socks)

1

two legs; two feet; two pairs

1

to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid

4

to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through

1

going through; going via; going by way of

1

fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax

1

to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important

3

amorous rumour (rumor); romantic gossip

1

to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch

1

hey; hold on; come on

1

to bail out (water); to scoop out

1