jpdb beta

tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance

16

load; freight; cargo

1

stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving

11

feeling of food or drink going down the throat

2

to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap

6

malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma

2

full tank (esp. of gasoline); full capacity (of a battery, receptacle, etc.)

4

(made of) leather; leather-bound

2

to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt

1

(drinking) in big gulps

5

salt; salt content; amount of salt; salinity

10

overdose; excessive consumption

1

to die; to pass away

2

usually; under usual circumstances

4

point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes

7

acting; performance

17

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

7

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

1

to press against each other; to huddle together

1

in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily

2

to become empty; to be emptied

10

rainbow

4

heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour

2

to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set

3

chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go

2

ordering (materials); placing an order; order

16

et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth

3

barbecue; barbeque; BBQ

10

meeting up; gathering; assembly; set

17

guide; host

2

kidney

1

tough

3

discharge; evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2); ejection; excretion

2

dehydration

2

reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly

2

central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses

11

to be caught (of a wild animal or fish); to be captured; to be able to catch; to be able to win (a title, prize, etc.)

36

flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head

8

freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium spp., esp. the Oriental river prawn, Macrobrachium nipponense)

1

after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

1

cuisine with fresh seafoods

25

battle formation; military formation

4

crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing

1

(scattered) spots; specks; speckles

5

red sea bream (Pagrus major); Japanese sea bream; red tai; porgy

1

ginjō sake; high-quality sake brewed by low temperature fermentation from white rice milled to 60%

2

to get into the swing of (one's work); to hit one's stride; (for a fish or bird) to put on fat for the winter

3

striped pattern

2

fin (e.g. of a fish)

8

to break off with (e.g. one's lover); to be sharp enough to cut one's skin (of a new banknote, etc.)

1