jpdb beta

totteringly; trudgingly

1

after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

2

motherland; fatherland; native country

3

reemployment

1

point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

2

already; too late

2

in-flight meal

1

pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"

1

abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

5

to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry

1

comparatively; relatively

2

cost

1

Japanese cooking

1

had better ...; had better not ...

1

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)

2

soy sauce

1

aroma; fragrance; scent; smell

9

to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)

1

Japanese food; Japanese meal

1

shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

2

light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

3

store interior; inside of a shop

3

business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy

1

to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

1

kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food

7

chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board

19

guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

3

counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)

6

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

1

cuttlefish; squid

1

octopus

1

sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)

8

material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

1

naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting

3

we

1

fee; charge; rate; material

1

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

1

self; oneself

1

appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)

2

live fish; fresh fish

3

satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

1

when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

1

river; stream; River; the ... river

2

to swim

1

catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus); (arch.) earthquake

1

trauma (usu. psychological)

1

to show in; to usher in

1

(of) Japanese descent; non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin; company, etc. set up with Japanese capital; company managed by Japanese or non-Japanese of Japanese descent

1

forty; 40

3

front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context

2