jpdb beta

force of habit; inertia

1

handmade soba

1

potato

1

kinpira gobō; braised burdock root; chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce

1

chikuzenni; simmered chicken and vegetables; chicken stew with taro, carrot, burdock, etc.

1

tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet

1

buckwheat flour

3

to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake

9

thin rice gruel; rice water

1

to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble

4

noodles; (arch.) flour

1

to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)

1

link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging

2

to call (someone) to come; to call for; to summon; to always call (someone by a name); to become used to calling

1

arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness

2

splitting the bill (usu. evenly); splitting the check; paying one's own expenses; going Dutch

1

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

7

full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content

2

stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person

2

to continue to do; to persist in doing

6

by today; before the day is over

2

alert status; emergency alert

2

type 2; category 2; second class

1

beacon

1

disastrous scene; terrible spectacle

4

to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate

1

imperial edict; decree

1

ammunition depot; ammunition dump; powder magazine

2

ferry

1

sender (e.g. of mail)

1

information control

1

opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail

1

Bacillus anthracis (anthrax bacteria)

1

to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on

6

writing paper; stationery; notepaper

1

line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style

1

to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat

2

acquaintance

4

20 years old

1

prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex

1

surveillance camera; security camera

2

to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...

1

intelligence agency

1

detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house

1

(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure

7

to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse

1

wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam

1

stout heart; strong mind

1

next term; next period; next version; next release

4

(distinction of) sex; gender

5