jpdb beta

spoon

1

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

2

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

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

2

cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold

1

meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

1

to open one's eyes wide

1

going down smoothly (esp. of beer); tasting good going down

1

motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically

1

to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on

1

to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple

1

mountainous region

3

to be beneficial (to); to do (a person) good

1

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

1

coastal region; coastal area; coastline

3

compared to

1

pregnant woman

2

miscarriage; (spontaneous) abortion; abortive birth

1

stillbirth

1

few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

1

to be born; to come into the world

1

normalcy; normality; normal

1

growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

1

why; how

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

1

a certain ...; some ...

1

wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law

1

(one's parents') home

1

to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)

4

wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

1

every place; various places

1

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

2

and then; after that

1

cooperation; collaboration

3

iodine

1

deficiency disease (e.g. protein, vitamin, etc.)

1

the big three ...

1

nutrient

1

insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint

2

by means of; due to; because of; according to

1

disease; ailment; illness

1

to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose

1

powdered medicine; powder

1

pill

1

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

1

circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional

2

shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden

1

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

1

bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu

1

to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept

1