jpdb beta

to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble

3

scarlet; red

2

carpet; rug (esp. felt)

2

quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

2

not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect

1

to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily

1

teeth (and tusks)

1

bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre

1

just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street

5

now or never; time's up

1

easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going

1

to slip on (slippers, sandals, etc.); to hit (e.g. one's leg) against; to bash into; to push (one's opponent) down before he stands up

1

to get slightly dirty (all over)

2

meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up

1

grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

1

portable; mobile use

1

needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

1

thread; yarn; string

2

mending; repair; darning; patching up

3

morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly

1

to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down

1

rice-flour dumplings mixed with mugwort

1

red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing

2

to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide

7

luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant

2

spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)

1

halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

1

warm heart; kindliness

1

to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you

1

liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

7

after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

4

tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration

3

several sheets (flat objects)

1

to be sold out

2

to finish reading; to read through

1

space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings

2

to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over

1

source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root

1

by all means; by all costs

1

slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose

2

rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via

2

unforgivable; inexcusable; unpardonable

1

to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb

3

overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful

1

to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

1

loud laughter; roaring with laughter

1

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

1

way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character

3

to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)

2

to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)

1