jpdb beta

to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)

2

isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine

1

housekeeper; maid

1

to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate

2

nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened

1

hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased

2

destination; whereabouts; future; prospects

2

casino

63

majority decision; majority vote; majority rule

1

to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort

6

rebellious; defiant

2

straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt

4

to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered

1

future; possible; potential; prospective

2

young girl; lass; adolescent female

1

to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile

1

to become vigorous; to gain force; to prosper; to thrive; to be in heat; to be in rut

2

good family; respectable family; decent family

2

rape; sexual assault

2

Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth

2

dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional

2

toxin; poisonous substance

4

epicure; gourmet

2

superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article

1

season (for fruit, seafood, etc.); best time of the year (for); in vogue; popular; hot

2

fugu sashimi

3

chawanmushi; savoury steamed egg custard with chicken, mushrooms, etc. (savory)

3

soft roe; milt; albino

2

fin (e.g. of a fish)

2

stickily; relentlessly

1

detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison

6

rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude

3

to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back

2

successfully; nicely; (yummy) food; yum-yum

1

especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)

1

vocabulary

1

police officer

7

hot sake with grilled fish fins (esp. fugu or sea bream)

2

to begin to drink

1

appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party

2

internal organs; viscera

1

to eat too much; to overeat

1

to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated

3

harmful; hazardous

1

speaking inarticulately (slurring, lisping, etc.)

1

place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

4

articulation

1

heavily; profoundly

1

to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white

1

not counted (in the score); not tallied

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