jpdb beta

to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled

1

materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

13

unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

1

for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest

1

showy; ostentatious

1

to cross one's legs

3

telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone

4

hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

1

kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)

2

somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why

8

to say no more; to sink into silence

5

promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule

2

to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse

1

(just) one's imagination

5

work-life balance

1

regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on

1

to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark

2

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

14

contract; compact; agreement

2

piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

1

new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)

8

home economics room

4

tidying up; finishing

2

freedom; liberty

3

to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

1

kitchen table; kitchen counter; working surface

1

wheat flour

6

sugar

9

with a thud

4

full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself

1

after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on

1

farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation

1

alternate; alternating

1

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

2

painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing

7

experienced person; person who has had a particular experience

2

to cook; to heat

1

hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

3

roasting; grilling; tempering (in metallurgy); -ware; porcelain

22

fry pan; frying pan

3

to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

5

to mix (e.g. water with flour); to dissolve (salt in water, paint, etc.); to scramble (eggs); to stir; to melt; to liquefy

1

to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

6

knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes

2

as (for); for; in the capacity of

2

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

3

to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear

1

sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

4

(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly

2