jpdb beta

root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence

5

glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous

3

coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding

1

bay; gulf; inlet

2

bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring

1

curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry

12

Indian curry

1

India

1

spice

1

plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish

1

home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning

1

grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)

1

very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason

4

to get hungry; to become hungry

1

popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious

1

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

14

such; this sort of; like this

3

fieldwork; on-the-job training; hands-on training

1

to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire

1

pole; climax; extreme; extremity

1

8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar

1

flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession

4

risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh

2

danger; peril; hazard; risk

6

exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous

2

angle

1

viva

1

town; block; downtown; main street; street; road

11

concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...

1

resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating

1

Wet Paint

1

cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)

1

takoyaki; octopus dumplings

18

hearing many times

1

to sit (down)

4

good humour (humor); good mood

2

to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff

1

to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

4

curry and rice; rice and curry; curry rice

1

variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.

2

distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment

1

(sense of) taste; palate

1

to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)

1

to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit

10

to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face

4

to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes

2

crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies

3

with a gulp

1

squishy; bouncy; soft

5

somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other

1