jpdb beta

humming; crooning

1

to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)

1

humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

1

when; at what point

5

to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger

5

another; different; something else

2

inquiry; query; enquiry

1

rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment

10

to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)

4

repeater; repeat customer; regular customer; person who does the same (negative) act repeatedly

2

appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right

14

sales promotion; hard selling

1

tea leaf; tea leaves

4

barley (Hordeum vulgare)

5

roasting (e.g. of coffee)

1

over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched

1

zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch

3

to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)

13

something or other; one thing or another; this or that

6

returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)

4

to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)

6

unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)

2

filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)

1

under investigation; under consideration; under review; pending (decision, etc.); awaiting verification

2

to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)

8

at work; in the midst of work; working

14

removal; taking away; dismantling (a building, facilities, etc.); withdrawal (of troops)

6

personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups

6

full of ingredients; hearty; substantial

2

plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish

2

salty yakisoba (without sauce)

2

salt and pepper; seasoning with salt and pepper

1

salty sauce

1

to re-tailor; to have altered; to remake (clothing); to renovate

1

iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner

6

to fry; to saute; to stir-fry

1

large serving; large portion

1

I'm sorry to have kept you waiting

1

presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others

4

one's share; one's portion

1

bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)

3

same age

1

feeling good; feeling pleasant

6

accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house

8

occupation; calling; livelihood

3

schedule; program; programme; agenda

4

to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)

1

selling out; being sold out

1

unit price; unit cost

1

to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase

4