jpdb beta

fuel consumption; gas mileage

1

basal metabolism

1

high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score

1

dressing; dressing; putting on clothes

2

singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares

2

viscously; stickily

2

discomfort

2

behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing

4

light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous

2

boarder; boarding student

2

mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh

3

honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion

1

inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

1

natto (fermented soybeans)

1

uniformity; equality

1

to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct

2

fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg

3

yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill

40

stick

2

to make a mess of it; to make a hash of it; to fail and lose face; to spread miso (e.g. on konnyaku)

1

daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer

1

short-term

1

recipe site; recipe website

2

pinch (of something); one piece; easy victory

1

publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

1

club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse

2

pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards

1

good-natured old man

1

television camera

1

worm-eaten; moth-eaten; holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.; leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus); chiffchaff

1

non-standard product; non-standard goods

1

hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors

1

substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice

1

worry; anxiety; concern

1

to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)

1

retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out

1

good-natured

1

place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range

2

to give; to do (something) for

1

seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness

4

gradual decrease; decline

1

under investigation

1

do not enter; no entry; wrong way

1

to bite through; to eat up; to consume entirely

1

bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy

5

to nod to one another

4

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

2

manufacturing company

1

candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)

1

worst case

1