jpdb beta

pulse (edible seeds of various leguminous crops); plant yielding pulse

1

planned; scheduled; systematic

1

subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge

1

groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find

3

tofu; bean curd; beancurd

1

raw materials

2

white

8

square; rectangular

1

soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek

1

drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing

3

one night; one evening; all night; overnight

3

to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet

3

to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)

6

to be completely boiled; to be boiled to a turn

1

boiling water

2

disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation

1

straw

2

to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide

4

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

4

roof

2

below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after

2

to hang; to hang up

2

literally; to the letter; literal

2

to let spoil; to leave to rot; to cause to rot; to discourage; to dishearten

1

light brown; tawny

3

to give off a stench; to stink

1

thread; yarn; string

1

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

5

courageous; brave; bold; valiant

1

reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)

1

being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)

1

anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

9

disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation

1

to relax; to make oneself comfortable

1

attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture

3

to attempt; to test; to try out

4

preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence

1

taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair

1

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with

1

cultivation

4

betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

3

introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation

3

to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)

1

method of bringing up; method of raising

1

technique; method

2

absorption; suction; attraction

1

by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through

1

germination; sprouting; budding

1

rate; ratio; proportion; percentage

1

to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain

2