jpdb beta

to boil (cook); voile (type of fabric)

4

to be completely boiled; to be boiled to a turn

3

shortish; rather short; somewhat short

1

fine powder

2

a lick; one lick; engulfing (e.g. of fire); enveloping; consuming

2

beefsteak plant; perilla; megaphylls; (lit.) large leaf

1

not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent

1

feeling of fullness; ability of a food to fill you up

1

to bite through; to eat up; to consume entirely

1

being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious

1

substantial matter; significant item

1

wave; ups and downs

4

pearl

6

to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)

1

unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares

1

pearl; Perl; purl (knitting stitch)

13

great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago

2

excessive fishing; overfishing; overhunting; excessive taking

1

to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out

1

scramble (for)

2

far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead

2

village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown

2

difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)

5

to fall asleep

3

desperation; struggle to the death

1

point where one has to accept one's fate; point where one has to give up; state of resignation; resigned state

1

Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine

2

plain omelet

1

marine blue; ultramarine

1

height; stature

7

marlin; swordfish; spearfish; sailfish

16

upper jaw; palate

5

to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else

1

perspective

1

perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance

2

getting on board; sailor; seaman

1

sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time

2

whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief

2

very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast

1

fort; stronghold; fortification

1

sound expressing anger

4

sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death

1

principle of laissez-faire

1

shark

22

without gaps; closely packed; always; usually; often; frequently

1

several shots; several blows

1

to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant

4

to writhe in agony

1

sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

1

hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

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