jpdb beta

expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose

5

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

2

gentle spring rain; glass noodles; cellophane noodles; thin noodles made from bean starch (or potato starch)

7

rice vermicelli; rice noodles

4

(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image

6

dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)

2

to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)

4

supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined

1

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

1

just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...

1

to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)

3

southern part; the south (of a region)

2

Taiwan

2

same kind; same sort; same species; same race; homogeneity

2

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse

2

mung bean (Vigna radiata); green gram

2

adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)

9

counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun

3

normal rice (as opposed to mochi rice); non-sticky rice

4

rice flour

1

sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

1

no good at cooking

1

unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

2

time; hour; period; class

10

huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!

1

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

1

or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

5

technical side

1

work; operation; task

2

planning; plan; project; arrangements

2

to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything

1

restaurant

1

shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

2

skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

1

seasoning; flavour; flavor

6

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

1

expiry date (esp. on food); expiration date; use-by date

3

best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date

4

to have a time-limit expire; to pass a deadline; to pass an expiration date

1

mislabelling of food (e.g. expiry date, country of origin, etc.); food fraud

1

to follow in succession; to happen one after another

1

consumer (of a product, service, etc.); customer; (end) user; consumer (in a food chain)

2

label

5

to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

1

to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

1

refrigerator; fridge

5

to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out

1

expiration of a term; becoming overdue

2

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

1

carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually

1