jpdb beta

cooking; food preparation

1

waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl

2

being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback

1

starting to walk

1

right now; just now

1

haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch

1

link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging

1

to live; to make a living; to get on with

1

you could say that

2

action committee; executive committee

1

to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone

4

it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than

1

reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience

1

on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

1

this much; this amount

5

selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf

1

helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)

1

to speak frankly; to put things bluntly

2

confectionery; sweets; candy; cake

1

kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like

1

coffee

1

to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)

1

making a killing; making easy money; robbery

1

effect; result; worth; use; avail

1

purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions

1

smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious

1

to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen

2

adversity strengthens the foundations; after a storm comes a calm; what doesn't kill you makes you stronger

1

rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)

1

information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.

1

hear! hear!; hooray

1

displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment

1

unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history

2

comfort

1

shit!; damn!

1

good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy

1

blessing

1

comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy

1

no matter how much time passes

1

one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route

1

something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment

1

middle ear; tympanum

1

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

2

what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on

1

karaoke

4

we

1

prelude; overture

1

Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides); melody; section of a pop song

1

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

1

song lyrics; words of a song; libretto

1