jpdb beta

cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration

15

encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)

2

self-introduction

2

senior high school student

1

trespasser

1

smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable

1

gesture; movement; action; acting; performance

3

kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food

8

vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

1

to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

2

for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

3

moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence

1

luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)

1

ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

19

living by oneself; living alone

1

that's the way it is; such is life

6

point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack

1

suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go

1

care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown

1

to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough

1

almost every day; almost daily

1

to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish

1

nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade

1

landlord; landlady

3

pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission

1

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

2

inspection; examination; survey

1

to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace

2

proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

4

no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

1

confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)

3

the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly

1

careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent

1

to follow; to come along with one; to accompany

3

keyhole

1

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered

4

to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back

1

to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)

1

pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after

2

puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex

1

name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

5

maple (tree) (Acer spp.)

90

to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

1

Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)

108

first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being

7

to speak ill of; to disparage

1

safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory

1

older brother; elder brother

9

to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently

2

unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet

2