jpdb beta

centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

5

ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price

2

pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot

9

to hang; to hang up

2

to make a sound

3

to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite

1

smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword

6

rather than; more ... than ...

3

offensive smell; bad smell; foul smell; stench

2

to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe

1

smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword

9

to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen

2

to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose

1

to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round

9

spell; charm; incantation; magic words

1

softly; gently; lightly

1

wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza

15

to occur; to happen

2

steam; vapour; vapor

1

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

4

chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter

1

to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce

1

better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth

1

angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)

1

to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)

5

ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous

2

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

10

there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

4

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

2

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

3

to be boiled; to be cooked

1

to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)

1

thickly (of smoke, steam, etc.); stiflingly (hot air); suffocatingly; pungently

1

viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky

1

muddy water; red-light district

2

liquid

6

to become speechless; to be at a loss for words

1

wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent

1

bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink

2

observation; survey; watching

1

painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

1

to moan; to groan

3

pale; pallid; bluish-white

1

to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up

2

without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation

1

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

3

to be mad about; to be hooked on; to find something hilarious; to find something so funny that one cannot stop laughing

2

swigging; gulping down; guzzling; quaffing

1

how much; how many; to what extent

3

bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

8