jpdb beta

stability; steadiness; equilibrium

3

to lessen; to decrease; to diminish

1

monthly output (production)

2

goal to strive for; challenge

1

killing two birds with one stone

2

to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)

3

July; seventh month of the lunar calendar

3

first 10 days of month

8

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

12

evening meal

10

drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

11

to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

7

fish

5

blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings

2

(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"

1

flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness

19

Felidae (family comprising the cats)

3

lion (Panthera leo)

9

tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot

2

trifles; minor details

6

close; intimate; on good terms

1

bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy

4

surely; certainly

4

sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar

9

trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

4

lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)

1

rather; sooner; preferably

3

home delivery (of food); outside catering

1

ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea

6

no, not like that (but like this)

2

hand-rolled sushi (usu. cone-shaped)

8

approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

14

salmon

1

prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish

2

garden eel; conger eel (esp. the common Japanese conger, Conger myriaster)

5

I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

7

salted salmon roe

5

LOL; haha

7

smile

6

hamachi; young Japanese amberjack; young yellowtail

1

engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)

1

octopus

2

Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis); Yesso scallop

1

tuna minced with Welsh onion leaves (type of sushi topping)

1

rolled Japanese-style omelette

1

air of luxury; high class feel

3

wooden; made of wood

1

bucket; pail; tub

1

vinegared rice; rice prepared for sushi

2

to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite

1