jpdb beta

government service; entering government service; finding a new lord or master to serve (of a ronin)

2

reluctant; hesitant

1

while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with

1

strategy meeting; council of war

1

decision; agreement

1

after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter

1

evening meal; dinner

1

race

1

to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)

2

cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)

1

to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down

1

to polish; to rub up

2

knife

3

fork; forkball

3

in a line; in a row

2

in order; in turn; one by one

2

for example

1

eldest daughter; first-born daughter

1

hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter

1

salad

1

plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish

1

fish-based cooking; fish dish

1

removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal

1

frozen dessert (e.g. ice cream, sorbet, ice pop)

1

progress; pace; carriage; step; stage

1

main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part

1

meat dish; meat-based cuisine

1

to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over

2

moderately; in moderation

1

glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)

1

red wine

1

to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...

1

alcohol; sake

1

to get drunk

1

hereabouts; around there; that area

1

cook; chef

1

skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable

1

insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile

1

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

2

exceptional; unusual

1

unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen

1

source of supply

1

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

1

if; in case; supposing

3

cause; origin; source

4

to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task

1

sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...

1

to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save

1

borrowing without returning

1

lending and borrowing

1