jpdb beta

cooked rice; meal

2

salad

2

neither good nor bad

1

cooking; food preparation

1

passing by

1

to glance at; to glimpse

1

business use; business purposes

2

stew

1

per-capita division; division according to the number of people

2

freezing; cold storage; refrigeration

3

after a meal

1

rest; break; recess; intermission

1

banquet or reception hall

3

to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur

1

first time; first; initial

1

mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation

1

group (usu. of people)

4

self-introduction

4

sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head

1

to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

1

trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

3

to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)

6

hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner

1

speaker; one who is skilled at speaking

1

to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

1

to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw

1

this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type

2

to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular

2

general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)

1

completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp

1

to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off

1

the last moment; the very end

2

affirmation; affirmative (logic)

4

modus operandi; criminal technique; trick

2

to empty; to vacate; to evacuate

1

face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members

2

leadership

1

to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of

2

to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)

2

to point at

14

naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting

2

to be inclined to do; to be willing to do

2

leadoff batter; first batter; first person appearing (witness, performer, etc.)

1

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

1

hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate

1

hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa

1

lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help

1

to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

1

at this rate

2

all; everyone; everybody

2