jpdb beta

to yell; to rant; to rave

1

distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry

1

myth; legend

1

to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by

2

Milk Dipper; southern dipper asterism (star pattern) within Sagittarius

1

pistol; handgun

1

people living on Honshu; mainland Japanese; Japanese people (as opposed to the people of the colonies of the Empire of Japan)

1

scorn; disdain; contempt; slight

1

intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street

4

to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

1

a few years later

3

to like; to prefer; to be pleased by

1

good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

4

easy; plain; simple

1

easy; simple; plain

6

to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience

1

short-term

2

to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out

1

Okinawan language; Okinawan dialect

1

foreign language

1

accompanying; being in attendance on; inner offerer (any of the 10 high-ranking monks serving at the inner offering hall)

1

Ryukyu Kingdom

1

chef; cook

2

Edo dialect

1

Tochigi (city, prefecture)

1

mozuku (Cladosiphon okamuranus and Sphaerotrichia divaricata, types of edible seaweed)

5

way of eating; how to eat

2

form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence

1

work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique

1

food texture; mouthfeel

1

plump; somewhat large

1

viscously; stickily

1

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

1

shrike (any bird of family Laniidae); bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird

1

vinegar

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bitter melon stir-fried with pork, tofu and other vegetables

2

miso soup

1

Ryukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture

2

carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)

1

including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)

1

kindness

1

compensation; equivalent value; consideration

2

clink; clatter; clang

1

(short) rest; breather; break

1

when

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bowl (ceramic, porcelain); counter for bowls of food or drink

1

furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking

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briskly; quickly; promptly

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expressing one's mind; speaking out

2

woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)

1