jpdb beta

(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream

1

choices; alternatives; options

6

to narrow; to contract

1

comparatively high; fairly expensive

1

Russian roulette

1

to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)

4

child who loves their grandmother; child who is doted on by their grandmother

1

disliking a certain food without having tried it; disliking something without having tried it; being prejudiced against; having an instinctive aversion to

1

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

4

(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience

2

to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off

1

to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)

1

position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

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not yet known; unknown; strange

3

tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes

2

having a fetish for ...; specializing in ...; (arch.) first; (arch.) foremost; (arch.) doing as one pleases; (arch.) acting selfishly

1

looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something

1

to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in

3

(not so) much; (not) very

5

slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly

1

emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence

1

hen-of-the-woods (species of polypore mushroom, Grifola frondosa)

2

king trumpet mushroom (Pleurotus eryngii); king oyster mushroom

1

bok choy (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis; esp. cultivars with green stalks); pak choi; Chinese cabbage

1

new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)

1

to chide; to rebuke; to reprove

6

minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)

1

agricultural technology; farming techniques

1

transport; transportation

4

demand for; request

2

Faure

2

line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style

1

to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine

3

pinpoint

1

disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character

1

evaluation criteria; evaluation standard

1

tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits

1

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

8

it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...

6

to be sloppy; to be lazy; to be worn out; to be exhausted; to be worn out (e.g. equipment); to have stopped working

1

bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent

1

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

3

last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier

1

Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)

1

to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still

2

to be free; to be available

2

each; (arch.) you (plural)

2

to make one's rounds; to patrol

2

inhabiting; living

2

to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time

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