jpdb beta

bitter melon (Momordica charantia); bitter gourd

2

all countries; the whole world; universal; all nations

1

all people; the whole nation

1

bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed

1

one's own strength and skill alone (without money, connections, etc); nothing to rely on but oneself; (being) self-made

1

beef curry

1

beautiful woman; (a) beauty

1

curry roux

1

small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings

1

angel

1

focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make

1

good

1

orthodox

1

pork curry

1

vitamin

1

peeler (kitchen utensil); debarker (i.e. for removing bark from a tree); barker

1

cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)

1

skillful handling of a kitchen knife

1

impulsive and straightforward; guileless

1

to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart

1

taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)

1

to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)

1

to pour oil on (something); to anoint with oil; to turn up; to add fuel (e.g. to a dispute); to rev up

1

pitch black; deep black

1

Coracora

1

to become completely chilled

2

clenched fist

1

killing two birds with one stone; serving two ends

1

to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing

1

restriction; restraint; binding; constraint

7

tortoise shell bondage; turtle shell bondage

1

Yoritomo

1

to change completely; to change suddenly

1

obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days

1

nikujaga; meat and potato stew

2

low flame (cooking); low heat; simmering

1

sleepy eyes; drowsy look

1

parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)

1

to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor

2

time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times

3

Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production; 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides

1

sadness; sorrow; grief

11

remarkable; striking; obvious

1

standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing

2

beginning; start; first moxa treatment

2

to raise (one's voice)

1

to cry and shout; to scream

1

fetal movement; movements of the fetus; quickening; signs (of); indications; stirrings

1

boycott

1

gammon

1