jpdb beta

hybrid

4

to crack jokes

1

yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game

14

roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)

1

occupational disease

1

to indicate; to show; to point to

1

uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious

1

the former; the first

1

seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account

1

example; simile; metaphor; allegory

1

not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling

1

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

4

now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now

1

mercenary (soldier)

1

good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation

2

to propose; to suggest

1

private; non-public; secret; closed-door; closed

1

to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive

2

to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs

1

incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical

1

come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm

5

every one; each

1

appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing

2

lubricating oil; lubricant; lube; person or thing that makes things run smoothly; facilitator

1

layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)

1

to be extremely thorough, focusing on even the finest of details

1

shunning; ostracism; exclusion; flick (of one's finger; to express disgust, scorn, disapproval, etc.)

2

to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose

1

to wield a spear

2

fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material

1

-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)

1

dancing; dance

1

that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance

1

fixed amount

1

to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)

3

price increase; rise in price

3

two times; twice; two degrees

1

price increase; rise in price; wage increase

1

(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red

1

to close (one's eyes); to shut

2

great majority

1

meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention

4

minimum price; floor price

1

goods; articles

1

restrained buying

1

profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

1

comparatively; relatively

3

self-sufficiency

1

spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)

2

continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption

1