jpdb beta

sampling a drink; tasting

1

beef

8

potato starch; starch of dogtooth violet

1

to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle

2

to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in

9

to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete

4

clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)

2

to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit

1

boneless rib (esp. of pork or beef); boned rib

1

white hair; grey hair; gray hair

1

Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion

2

bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt

1

baked seaweed; toasted seaweed

1

scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops

2

finished product; finished goods; completed article

1

to be affectionate towards; to show tenderness towards; to treat tenderly; to love

1

minute adjustment; fine-tuning

1

for the first time in one's life

1

as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is

6

to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)

1

counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; even number; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m)

2

to miss a chance to do; to fail to do

1

hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate

2

sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top

2

to glance at; to glimpse

2

stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill

1

lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone

1

soy-based sauce

1

against; contrary to

2

deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)

8

light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste

2

good for the health; healthy; wholesome

1

to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten

1

faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

1

to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes

1

oh!; ah!; oh no

3

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

7

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

3

hey!; oi!; ahoy!

6

to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

3

to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

1

blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature

2

reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush

1

to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of

1

deep place; depths; depth; profundity

1

navy blue; deep blue

1

loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal

1

trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps

1

lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)

6

to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed

1