jpdb beta

apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

1

individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed

1

to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily

2

small dish

1

to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)

1

tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes

2

duty; role; function

3

without noticing; before one realizes; before one is aware of

2

distant look; faraway look

1

to do as one likes

3

arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war

1

half

1

to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

2

conclusion; decision; end; settlement

1

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

1

grim face

1

mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling

4

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

4

with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning

1

to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

2

to well up; to burst; to arise

1

cover; lid; cap

1

oath; vow; pledge; covenant

1

secret; private; surreptitious

1

to think constantly about; to dwell on

1

way of eating; how to eat

1

learning by watching others; learning by imitation

1

to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair

2

... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...

2

to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)

1

bold; daring; audacious

2

seasoning; flavour; flavor

1

those (near the second person)

1

meal; dinner; diet

6

to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

3

ah; oh; hey!

2

salmon

1

marinade; marinated food

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

5

sauce; Worcestershire sauce

2

happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately

3

small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness

1

to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor

1

to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase

7

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

pocket

1

to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)

1

easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going

4

suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go

2

thumb; big toe

2