jpdb beta

mechanism

1

bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump

1

hypnosis

1

a posteriori; acquired

1

constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up

3

kanji "strike" radical at right (radical 66)

1

going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with

2

(hamster) wheel

6

reason; logic; sense; natural way of things

10

retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned

1

restaurant

1

part-time job; side job

1

kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords

1

much the same

2

heart; guts; nerve; central part

1

acrobatics

10

skillful handling of a kitchen knife

1

letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.

1

to tear off; to strip; to rob

2

ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist

1

dotted line; perforated line

1

entrails; giblets; tripe; offal

1

charcoal; charred remains

1

structural

1

rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan

1

performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move

2

prank; practical joke

1

to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate

1

being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)

1

control of the air; air supremacy

1

extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK

3

American; American-style (weak) drip coffee

2

assumption; supposition; hypothesis

4

always; at any time

1

parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)

14

dinner; evening meal

2

asking; enquiring; searching; looking for

5

fond; (soup) stock

2

selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf

1

to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with

2

to be used to eating; to become used to eating; to be accustomed to eating; to acquire a taste for

2

time and effort; trouble

1

(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive

1

to become hungry

1

swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver

4

freedom; free; open; unrestricted

1

udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles

2

tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter

3

ice cream; icecream

1

curry udon; udon with curry sauce

2