jpdb beta

irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

3

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

10

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

10

before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed

2

random-access memory; RAM

3

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

19

herb; fragrant grass

1

cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware

2

to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing

2

to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown

2

calculation; reckoning; count; forecast

10

bringing alongside (ship, vehicle, etc.); coming alongside; mooring

1

to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate

6

wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather

2

humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners

1

thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant

2

to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive

3

please; somehow or other; one way or another

11

to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal

13

staple food

1

to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste

4

cooking; food preparation

2

device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity

1

(circuit) breaker

2

gas stove; gas cooker; gas range

1

use; right to use

1

shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly

1

since then; from that time; ever since

1

week

9

two times; twice; two degrees

12

tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter

1

fat; tallow; lard; grease

1

crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby

1

baguette; baguet

2

garlic toast; toasted garlic bread

1

to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

43

point in time; occasion

6

decision; settlement; definition

5

Europe

3

stamina; energy

3

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

16

pilaf

1

paella (Spanish rice dish)

1

cheerfully; excitedly

2

little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak

5

to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up

8

serious; not joking; straight

11

full; in plenty; ample

13

rice bowl; tea cup; teacup

1

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