jpdb beta

to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in

1

luxurious and gorgeous; splendid; dazzling

1

sumptuous feast; debauch

1

from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored

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kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae

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to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

9

earthenware pot

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assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)

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napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage

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edible chrysanthemum (Glebionis coronaria); crown daisy; garland chrysanthemum

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scallion; shallot; green onion; spring onion

1

Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica); Chinese nettle tree; enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank

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shirataki noodles; white noodles made from konjak starch, often used in sukiyaki; waterfall resembling a white sheet

1

individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed

3

mixture of soy sauce and vinegar

1

heap; pile; stack; full measure

2

dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)

1

gadid (any fish of the family Gadidae, incl. cod, haddock, whiting and pollack); Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)

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cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet

3

soft roe; milt; albino

5

idea

5

to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least

3

geography

5

(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food

2

Japanese person; Japanese people

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to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel

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quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly

4

to straighten oneself

1

bastards; guys; lads

1

long chopsticks (for cooking, serving, etc.)

1

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

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imposing stance; daunting pose

4

person who pushily takes charge when cooking a hot pot at the table; (lit.) hotpot boss

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handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)

2

to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)

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to remove the scum (from a broth or liquid); to skim (a liquid)

2

to boil up; to be thoroughly cooked

1

to throw into; to toss into

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grated daikon; daikon grater

3

yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)

2

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

1

juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)

1

taste; flavor; flavour

3

corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with

4

strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge

1

kanji "fish" radical at left

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season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh

3

west

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to imitate; to follow; to emulate

2

to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest

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