jpdb beta

stalk; stem

4

to pluck; to pick; to nip off

1

evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights

4

all sorts of; all kinds of

1

living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

2

false; punish; crime; law; ruler

1

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

1

to set (citizens) to work; to employ (by force); to use

1

land; shore

1

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry

1

bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)

1

to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)

3

reproachful; hateful; bitter

1

to eat raw (fresh)

3

sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)

1

carpaccio

1

live fish; fresh fish

1

raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced

3

though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

1

cooking; food preparation

1

wild

1

way of eating; how to eat

1

in addition; besides

2

dance

1

how; in what way; by what means

3

to grimace; to frown

2

to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

1

pitch black

2

to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious

2

charcoal; charred remains

1

to wave one's hand

1

to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe

5

to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe

1

reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)

1

certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

3

to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)

2

cold; short; curt; blunt

1

to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention

2

to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)

1

bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

5

accurate; correct; precise; exact

2

criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation

1

a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible

1

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

3

adventure story; novel of adventure

1

novel; (short) story

2

protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

1

to turn completely into; to become completely

1

horizontal; level; even

2

to wind (e.g. a watch); to give (somebody) a good prodding; to make (somebody) shape up

1