jpdb beta

to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for

1

to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt

1

tossing (someone) into the air (in celebration)

1

scramble; struggle

1

hard to get; hard to come by

1

stay; sojourn; stay; prop; support

8

reaction; response; reaction

3

first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone

1

to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away

1

fat under-belly of tuna (considered high-quality)

1

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

1

salmon

1

reminiscent smile; laughing at a memory; smiling to oneself as one recalls something pleasant or amusing

2

helium (He)

1

rich man

1

king salmon

1

must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall

2

height; stature

1

joint

1

to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it

1

act of self-harm; self-injurious behavior; self-injurious behaviour

1

to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed

1

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

5

to drag in; to pull in

3

know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack

2

very low frequency sound; heavy bass sound; low-register sound

2

party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner

1

immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible

1

with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden

1

tough

1

to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve

1

missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

1

den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair

1

to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into

2

oyakodon; bowl of rice topped with chicken and egg (or other parent-child ingredient pairing); threesome including a parent and child

1

always; without fail; invariably; usually; regularly

1

deathbed; dying hour; one's death

1

friendly fire

1

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

1

wise saying; maxim

1

heave-ho!; heave!

1

tissue paper; tissue; facial tissue

1

irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably

2

galley (tray); galley proof

1

shoebill (Balaeniceps rex)

1

isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine

1

metronome

1

ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky

1

stock; products; goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils

1

median line

2