jpdb beta

hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible

1

basket clam (Corbiculidae spp.); freshwater clam; freshwater mussel

1

miso soup

1

abalone; ear shell

1

food poisoning

1

about; concerning; related to; -ish

1

to refuse to compromise (on quality, etc.); to be fastidious about doing things the right way through to the end

1

homemade

1

pickled daikon radish

5

chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness

1

crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching

1

cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating

1

to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in

7

hamachi; young Japanese amberjack; young yellowtail

1

cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet

1

rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)

2

roasted green tea

2

to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down

4

smoke; fumes

6

to smoke (something); to fumigate; to oxidize; to oxidise

2

aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing

4

entrance

4

taxi

1

itching-to-grab gesture (made with one's hands)

1

to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm

4

to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

14

in person; personally; directly

1

mister; Mr

3

Simon

1

Kyousuke

22

convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency

1

to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate

1

letter of introduction

4

(short) run; drive; ride; spin

3

work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of

1

feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace

1

plan; blueprint

1

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

11

to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb

3

kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)

2

police drama (television); detective drama

3

hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy

6

bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS

3

pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback

7

110 (police emergency telephone number in Japan)

3

midwinter

3

prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)

3

fair; fare; fear

3

in session; in progress; under way; open

3

rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)

3