jpdb beta

what's the best thing to do?; what to do?

3

the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult

5

solution; solution strategy

1

milkshake

2

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

1

temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra

3

ingredient; component; composition

1

how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like

1

to lessen; to decrease; to diminish

3

maid

9

to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of

1

to start with the looks; to get the trappings right as the first step; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial

1

embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication

1

special make; deluxe

7

newcomer; initiate; rookie

1

pretty; charming; lovely; adorable

2

captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)

1

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

2

shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable

3

to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on

3

to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

1

what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?

3

end; close; termination

3

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

1

similarly; same (idea); same (name)

1

ta-dah!; ta-da!; voilà!

1

to all appearances; no matter how you look at it

1

dorayaki; dessert sandwich of two small sweet pancakes and red bean paste

5

brand (burnt-in mark of identification); branding iron

4

soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly

5

copper (Cu); bronze (medal)

1

model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)

2

interest; appeal; attraction; fun

1

to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively

2

(something) like that; that sort of; resembling; seemingly authentic; genuine-looking; realistic

1

to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after

7

headdress; hair ornament

3

winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously

1

person from (the planet of)

1

to name; to call; to christen; to term

1

cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware

6

opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.); overprint

1

to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)

1

to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

3

suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally

3

window

1

figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person

1

to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

1

bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling

1

unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)

2