jpdb beta

slicing (a vegetable, chicken breast, etc.) diagonally; cutting (diagonally) into thin slices; shaving into slivers

2

in the meanwhile; during the time

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aroma; fragrance; scent; smell

2

appetite (for food)

1

to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange

3

so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

1

to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)

2

early on; earlier on; from early

1

trip; excursion; outing

3

no; nope

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both sides

1

to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over

2

skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery

1

range; stove; cooker; microwave oven

1

to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry

2

plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

1

green spring onion

1

to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down

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to seem ...; to look ...; to appear ...; to feel ...; to behave like ...

5

fork; forkball

1

to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)

1

to cover with plastic wrap (e.g. food)

1

three minutes

1

simple; simplified; easy; plain

1

steamed chicken

2

item; article; dish; course; finest item

1

chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it; simple meal

3

sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)

2

sesame oil

1

to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle

3

to fry; to saute; to stir-fry

2

to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered

4

cooked rice; meal

1

polished rice; (uncooked) white rice

1

to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease

4

green tea; Japanese tea

1

since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman

1

to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe

4

crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid

1

to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash

1

to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up

1

forgetting; lapse of memory

5

stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)

1

generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds

3

nearby place

3

without

5

walking about town; stroll around town; walking the streets (e.g. for exercise)

1

sunburn; suntan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. of paper); yellowing; drying up (of a river, field, etc.)

2

to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might

4

hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation

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