jpdb beta

to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)

1

important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination

1

graciously

1

to congratulate; to wish (someone) well; to celebrate

1

vanguard; advance guard

1

glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)

3

wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!

15

chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken

1

soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light

2

greasy; fatty; oily

1

cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration

4

Christmas

1

every year; yearly; annually

1

soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself

1

Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)

4

strainer

1

confections; sweets; candy; cake

6

Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine

1

sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style

1

Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western

1

to join together; to combine; to join up

1

skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

3

to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating

2

Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine

1

banquet; dinner party

1

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

3

to put into the mouth; to eat

1

tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)

1

hand drum

1

tofu; bean curd; beancurd

2

being good at cooking; good cook

1

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

1

flattery; compliment

1

leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row

1

devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

1

restaurant

1

very popular; highly favoured

1

certain; sure; doubtless

1

seafood

1

salad

3

Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

1

taste; flavor; flavour

1

plate; dish

4

admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled

7

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

table

2

to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)

1

large plate; platter

1

team play

2

to be the case that

1