jpdb beta

not yet known; unknown; strange

2

cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing

1

wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

5

for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now

3

to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch

1

to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat

1

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

4

to be palatable; to suit one's taste

1

bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

6

impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions

2

cold; short; curt; blunt

3

to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

6

to put into the mouth; to eat

1

sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake

1

to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think

9

food culture; dietary culture; cuisine

1

wide difference; a world of difference

1

someone; somebody

14

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

6

assuming that ...; supposing that ...

1

Japanese yen; JPY

1

what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak

5

dozens; scores of; decades

8

10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

6

yen (currency of Japan); circle

2

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

4

nobility; aristocracy; peerage

1

royalty; royal family

1

more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

7

a period (of time)

1

dessert; desert

1

400; four hundred

1

convenience store

1

100 yen

1

it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunate that ...

1

background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge

1

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

2

irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

2

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

2

to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out

1

scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer

7

one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look

6

that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family

4

to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

5

third-rate; third-class

2

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

6

spirit of self-reliance; feeling of independence

1

to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want

12

refusal; rejection

3

sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...

1