jpdb beta

dividing a plant's roots for transplanting

1

compass

1

to be ardent (of passion, zeal, etc.); to be aflame

2

fried cake of minced meat

2

heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop

1

wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse

1

stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)

1

boring; drilling

1

strong interaction; strong force

2

ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia

8

highest grade; top class

2

khan (medieval ruler of a Tatary tribe)

1

klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly

4

to put one's strength into

4

traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...

1

Christmas present

14

pain of love; love troubles

1

to take the initiative

1

to move (something) to another location; to change the position of; to rearrange; to replace; to exchange; to switch

4

to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around

2

cargo

1

spirits (distilled beverage); spirit

1

to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout

5

leaving a restaurant without paying; dine and dash; bilking

1

burst (tire, pipe, etc.); rupture; blowout; burst (radiation, signal, etc.)

2

take (e.g. in film-making)

4

Take off

1

speckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.); marbling (of beef); (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water; formation of frost

1

to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language

1

highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side

1

and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)

4

I beg your pardon

1

soda pop (esp. fruit-flavored); pop; (fizzy) lemonade; sweet carbonated drink

2

training; education; development; cultivation

4

training centre (center)

3

having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal

2

of great promise; with a promising future

7

to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on

3

plants; vegetation

1

dependent on luck; matter of luck

3

immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt

1

sprout; bud; shoot

3

firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away

4

cover; lid; cap

4

cap (hat); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief

2

flexor (muscle)

1

myotome; muscle group

2

rapid firing; continuous firing; firing in quick succession

1

poisoned arrow (dart)

1

to fire (a gun) ceaselessly; to fire away; to blaze away; to fire volley after volley

1