jpdb beta

many; much; plenty; hardly

3

small plate; small dish

3

regional cuisine; local cuisine

1

in a row; in a line

2

ryokan; traditional Japanese inn

1

pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot

1

waste heat; remaining heat; residual heat

1

stifled (laughter); simmering

1

to boil; to simmer

1

outside the country; abroad

1

chopsticks

7

not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

2

spoon; spoon lure

1

fork; forkball

1

before meals

1

prayer; supplication

1

start; commencement; beginning; initiation

12

declaration; proclamation; announcement

6

to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)

5

polished rice; (uncooked) white rice

3

to put into the mouth; to eat

3

steam; vapour; vapor

5

sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake

2

good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit

1

fifty; 50

1

counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter

4

to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up

1

to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

2

to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash

3

splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

3

manner; style

1

familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance

1

above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

2

to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off

1

way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment

1

staple food

1

(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream

1

after a long time; for the first time in a while

3

just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously

1

ill-mannered; rude

1

one grain; one drop; one bead

1

small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to

1

depending on; dependent on

2

boiled daikon (or turnip, etc.) eaten hot with miso

1

daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor

2

cooking a fish inside a salt crust

1

river fish; freshwater fish

1

fresh

1

to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)

2

(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily

1