jpdb beta

pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt

7

maggot; larva; grub

3

to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)

1

kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage

2

to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in

42

to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

3

full view; plain sight; completely visible

3

Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person

32

nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless

2

to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)

2

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

3

from the start; from the beginning; from the outset

2

to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits

2

to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided

6

organized crime group; yakuza group; police unit handling organized crime groups

2

imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000

1

noodles; (arch.) flour

1

nose and ears

1

to chip off; to scrape off; to prune

2

variety of goods; number of articles

3

snack (to have with a drink); side dish

4

leftover food; leftovers; food scraps

1

ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)

6

kaiseki; sophisticated traditional Japanese cuisine brought in courses; simple meal eaten before tea is served

1

first impression

1

proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)

10

arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food

1

to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)

6

slip-up; mistake; fault; (arch.) waste; (arch.) needless expense

1

to compare unfavorably; to be not as good

2

kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way

5

to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)

1

love; affection

6

to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)

7

yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill

5

coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment

8

coarse; rough; crude

1

spinach (Spinacia oleracea)

2

boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)

1

hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)

1

home cooking

1

wife

1

husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)

1

master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy

19

not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage

2

married life; sexual activities (of a married couple); conjugal intercourse; (sexual) intimacy

1

cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself

21

imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing

13

leisure

2