jpdb beta

back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition

5

one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)

6

cannot be undone; can't be recovered from

2

crunchy pickled plum

4

tsukemono (pickled vegetables)

5

go for it; heave; ugh

1

(pouring out) in large amounts; (flowing out) gushingly

2

European-style; Western; Occidental

1

round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth

2

sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake

2

(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)

1

beef

2

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

1

reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)

1

beef

2

feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace

1

marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials

6

ceremonial tasting of wedding cake by bride and groom

1

chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken

1

burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)

3

opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling

1

to close (one's eyes); to shut

3

shaking like a jelly; jellylike

2

to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

4

to find out

1

to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab

5

to hold firmly in one's mouth; to clamp down on with one's teeth; to bring (a man) in (for sexual purposes); to lure in

1

mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling

3

tip of tongue

3

to lick off; to take (something) off by licking

1

living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps; stet (proofreading)

1

cancer

2

closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently

3

several sheets (flat objects)

1

death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without

2

planning; plan; project; arrangements

10

research; study; investigation

2

youth novel

2

among (them); of (them)

5

to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise

1

point in common; common feature

2

hit (film, song, book, etc.); bestseller; blockbuster

1

(power of) imagination

1

(starting) from nothing; from scratch

1

fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)

1

many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount

3

Rookie of the Year award

1

to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy

5

original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal

1

(written) proposal

1