jpdb beta

after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter

2

noodles; (arch.) flour

1

bitter medicine

2

staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly

10

instant foods

3

freeze-dry

1

this one; with this; in this way

2

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

1

singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares

1

self-flattery; singing one's own praises

1

yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat

2

sauce; Worcestershire sauce

2

to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest

2

Japanese, Western and Chinese (cuisine)

1

full-course dinner; multicourse meal; full (educational) course

2

to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against

3

ramen; Chinese-style noodles

1

spaghetti

1

udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles

1

noodles; vermicelli

2

be (that) as it may; having said that

1

to make an error

2

mixture; impurities

2

salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others

2

blunder; miss; slip; oversight

2

leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase

2

latticework

3

essentially the same with only minor differences

1

six of one, half a dozen of the other; scant difference

1

having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest

2

the pot calling the kettle black; (lit.) the goop in the eye laughing at the snot in the nose

1

saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb

1

inadvertently (letting out a laugh); quickly; all of a sudden; all at once

2

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

16

hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)

1

abbreviation

2

range; stove; cooker; microwave oven

2

micron

1

to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)

4

coherence; consistency

1

old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe

2

to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands

1

molecule; numerator; element (of a group); member; particle

7

lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched

3

to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered

1

to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself

8

Chinese-style fried rice

1

gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables

1

curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry

1

bibimbap (Korean rice dish)

1