jpdb beta

to be prolonged; to drag on

1

belly; abdomen; stomach

3

to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry

2

large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)

13

pasta

2

to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip

2

Naporitan; Napolitan; Japanese spaghetti dish made with ketchup

1

easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply

2

liking; taste; choice

2

if it's the case

5

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

3

in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation

3

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

1

ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only

7

surname; family name; last name

1

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else

1

first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

2

which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

2

Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

19

cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)

1

minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)

8

treating bed hair; hair product for treating bed hair

1

make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking

1

style; way; shape; form; appearance; state

1

to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of

4

stockings

1

to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)

2

how long; how much; to what extent

1

efficiency

1

to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition

1

to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote

1

had better ...; had better not ...

8

shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable

2

to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

3

pea green; yellow-green

1

middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)

1

mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event

1

(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)

1

to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest

1

rival; competition

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

2

pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character

1

to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

3

to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

5

pupil in ... year; student in ... year

2

originally

2

injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss

8

abandoning (hope, plans); giving up

1

to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to

8

spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence

3