jpdb beta

old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)

5

miso soup

8

encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending

1

indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell

1

hardness; firmness

1

to take notes

1

recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)

2

spice; spices; condiment

1

curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry

4

okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables

1

expertise; special knowledge; technical knowledge; expert knowledge

1

to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize

1

modern style; modernness

1

wrapping paper

1

side dish; side menu; sidebar menu

1

topping

2

to overcharge; to rip off

2

being greatly in the red; taking a big loss; heavy deficit

2

average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually

2

huge success

1

contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel

1

good performance; good work; great success

1

toward the end

1

business; trade; operations; sales

2

big quarrel; huge fight; big row

2

to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of

2

good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless

3

dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull

2

limp; listless; enervated; flaccid; wilting; soft

3

discharge (e.g. of water from a dam); release (of young fish into a river, pond, etc.); stocking (a river, etc. with fish); (arch.) banishment; (arch.) exile

1

to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon

5

fee paid for space (e.g. for a stall)

1

to age; to become old

1

takoyaki; octopus dumplings

1

octopus

2

crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; firm (musculature); stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)

1

strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)

1

lemon

1

pineapple (Ananas comosus)

1

adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)

1

to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on

1

small profits and quick returns

1

steering committee

1

cost; expense

4

success; prosperity; boom

2

ryūsha; spherical part of a pagoda finial between the hōju and suien

1

to build; to construct

2

part of the fabric that is wrapped farthest from the skin when wearing a garment that is wrapped in front of one (such as a kimono); percentage; commission

1

taking a cut (of someone else's money); taking a rake-off; pocketing a kickback; skimming (a percentage of the profits, proceeds, etc.)

1

resignation (from a position)

1