jpdb beta

to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)

2

to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize

1

gesture; movement; action; acting; performance

2

standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to

2

to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen

33

present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times

1

science

3

well then ...; in that situation; in which case

4

cooked rice; meal

4

by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

5

understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy

13

to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do

1

as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

7

make no progress; remain unsettled

1

to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

13

salad

1

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

12

pasta

2

curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry

1

friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like

1

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

1

flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness

9

vegetable

11

(Western) soup

1

abundant; plentiful; rich; ample

1

to be surprised; to be astonished

11

dessert; desert

6

preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

9

thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception

3

(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey

9

largish; biggish; a little bit larger

1

plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

2

to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

2

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

3

to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

2

disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

2

discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure

1

to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show

7

seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post

6

table

1

knife

6

fork; forkball

3

to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust

3

munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt

1

to start eating

1

grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching

1

sauce; Worcestershire sauce

1

oil

1

to be smeared; to be covered

1

way to use something; treatment; management (of help)

1