jpdb beta

it's been a long time; long time no see

3

few days

2

Japanese restaurant

1

high class; high grade; high rank; seniority

1

tofu; bean curd; beancurd

6

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

1

to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

2

rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot

2

great difference; major mistake

1

feel on the tongue (of food or drink); texture

1

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

1

nose

1

to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

3

aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing

1

food texture; mouthfeel

1

look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...

1

total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale

1

to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

1

item; commodity; list of articles

1

(very) beginning; start

1

look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

1

plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

1

level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level

4

publisher; publishing house; publishing company

2

entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining

2

sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)

1

that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

1

facing; opposite; across the street; other side

1

nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops

1

near; nearby; not far off

1

author; writer; novelist; artist

4

news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview

6

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

2

high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score

2

restaurant

1

to bring someone along

3

table manners

1

custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice

1

to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off

1

relax

1

mood

1

tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

1

to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to

2

new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title

1

safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

1

sending a manuscript to the printer; receiving a manuscript from the author

1

why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!

3

it is I who should say so

1

thank you

3

in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)

1