jpdb beta

to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion

2

to squeeze out; to wring out

4

inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation

1

liquid

1

lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus); lemon grass

1

coating

1

appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance

3

imagination; supposition; guess

13

there is nothing

3

-ish; -like

17

cooking; food preparation

7

to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK

5

to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop

7

to bear fruit; to produce a crop

1

Cucurbitaceae (gourd family)

1

kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer

5

have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

3

to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach

7

vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology

2

serious; not joking; straight

1

part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

27

seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment

1

if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have

2

to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

37

to pass (of time); to elapse

2

to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

1

to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee

12

knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

5

grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL

14

to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)

3

book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

6

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

8

earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

11

to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over

1

with all one's strength; with all one's might

3

to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach

5

to scatter; to spread

2

root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base

3

to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout

1

to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

14

nutrient

2

to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)

4

atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere

8

with a snap; with a crack

1

to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt

1

broth; soup (esp. miso soup)

1

pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability

1

danger; peril; hazard; risk

8

to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex

15

views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect

1