jpdb beta

to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen

2

to plunder; to grab; to snatch

2

emergency transport; ambulance transport

1

taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction

1

possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

3

to take on a role; to take part

1

prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

1

to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

1

therefore; for that reason; such being the case

1

abrupt; sudden

2

(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe

2

return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment

1

article; news story; report; account

1

email; mail; post; message (in an instant messaging application); instant message; male

7

to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous

3

several days later

1

holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail

5

Christmas party

1

invitation

1

with a boom; with a crash; with a rumble

1

huge; big; enormous

2

cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

2

special make; deluxe

1

roast beef

2

good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit

1

lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification

4

red meat; reddish meat

1

snoringly

1

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

2

to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)

1

sheep (Ovis aries)

2

focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)

1

soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light

1

Shibetsu

1

Suffolk (UK)

1

grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting

2

first 17-syllable verse of a renga; haiku; first five-syllable line of a tanka

2

with the skin on; unskinned; unpeeled; unhusked

1

ignition; catching fire

1

to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses

1

best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most

1

cumin

1

exotic

1

potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato

1

smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.

1

tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing

2

plump; chubby; voluptuous

1

leading part; leading actor; leading actress

1

supporting role (actor); minor role

1

freshly fried

1