jpdb beta

inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front

1

to hang; to hang up

3

letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.

2

(degree of) freshness

6

great hurry; great haste; rush

4

thick; meaty; fleshy

5

cuttlefish; squid

3

mellow (flavor or fragrance, esp. alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior

2

to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite

4

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

3

cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant

6

huh!; oh; wow; I see

4

no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise

1

to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)

1

to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve

5

ruler; measure

1

important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

7

dinner

2

without compliments (greetings)

1

professor; teaching; instruction

1

circuitous; roundabout; indirect

1

to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time

3

queen

6

to harm one's health

3

exhausting work; hard work; severe duty

1

to take over; to hand over

1

frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken

2

flexible; lithe; soft; pliable

1

inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration

1

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited

3

to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power

1

to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off

4

silver (color, colour)

4

the same generation; coeval

1

teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)

1

aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing

2

rank; standing

6

class-A; A class; A grade

2

index; indices; indicator

1

even if I told you

1

to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan

5

How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

6

reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph

3

cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)

8

representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney

2

corners of the mouth

2

won't do (for me)

1

grey; gray; ashen

1

pitch black; deep black

1

expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment

1