jpdb beta

bamboo spear

1

fully armed; armed to the teeth

2

with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)

2

dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning

1

finish; end; completion; result

1

uneven results

1

careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking

1

method of cooking; way of cooking; cooking technique; recipe

1

foodstuff; ingredient

6

step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)

6

sizzling (of cooking meat, fish, etc.); frizzling

1

seasoning; flavour; flavor

1

to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)

1

each time

1

covered with; stained; smeared

3

Tabasco (sauce)

2

turmeric

2

(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness

4

sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break

5

do-or-die game; crucial contest

1

jam

2

oligosaccharide

1

black vinegar, usu. produced from unpolished rice; charred kelp or shiitake mushrooms ground and mixed with vinegar, used to dress raw fish and vegetables

1

protein; protein powder; protein supplement

1

measuring by eye

1

remedy for a cold; cold medicine

1

dope; narcotic; drug

1

eye drops; eyewash

1

digestive medicine; medicine for the stomach and bowels

1

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

4

sampling food; tasting; trying

2

to do

5

to get tired of eating; to have enough of (a food)

2

(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly

1

poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish

1

at present; now

1

eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)

1

cease-fire agreement

1

to eat

2

being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)

2

protective film (e.g. for a smartphone)

1

extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch

3

trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin

2

destruction of evidence

1

depression; low spirits; dejection

1

muddy water; red-light district

1

good feeling; comfortable feeling

1

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit

2

styrofoam; styrene foam; expanded polystyrene

1

cup noodles; cup ramen

12