jpdb beta

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

3

philosophical

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to rack one's brains

2

to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)

1

one house

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restaurant that only serves set meals

7

dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment

1

to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

3

tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet

9

(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after

1

curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry

3

pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty

1

spice

1

to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)

1

putting on the market; putting on sale; making commercially available; commercial; off-the-shelf; store-bought

2

all kinds of things; various things; large number of people

1

Lew; Lou; Lu; Rhue; Roux

1

prince

1

dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing

1

just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way

1

safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory

1

set meal; special (of the day)

2

halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)

2

sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.

2

set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)

1

one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established

1

and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth

1

order (for an item); request; demand; condition

2

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

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fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...

5

overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

3

plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

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miso soup

3

chopsticks

7

waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand

1

tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes

21

main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part

1

quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)

2

robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion

1

two (long cylindrical things)

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concealed weapon

1

like; as

3

skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

3

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

2

thief (particularly in RPG games)

1

hey; hold on; come on

4

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar

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cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried); katsu

2

in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that

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