jpdb beta

to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

4

festival; feast; carnival

1

suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption

1

quick-wittedness; having tact; being sensible

1

next year

1

dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing

2

wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling

1

plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious

1

valid; effective; yuko (judo)

1

snow sculpture

1

what to do

1

free (of charge); gratuitous

1

personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs

1

contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

1

by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat

1

manufacture; production

1

to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought

1

heartening; reassuring

2

(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)

3

OK; okay

1

personnel selection

2

to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

1

to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff

3

aroma; fragrance; scent; smell

7

seaweed

3

eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)

1

island country

1

dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity

1

to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

2

as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively

1

salty (taste); briny

1

mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

8

male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker

2

to take a breath; to take a short rest

3

nutriment; wholesome; savoriness; savouriness; rich food; nourishment

1

salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse

1

sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake

6

great delight; great satisfaction; rapture

1

tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)

1

springy (texture); doughy; elastic

1

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

1

to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

1

following year

1

nonstandard; substandard

2

conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview

3

to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

1

place of destination

2

diligent; industrious

2

important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency

1

secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)

1