jpdb beta

once-in-a-lifetime encounter; uniquely precious experience; (lit.) one lifetime, one meeting

2

sour; acid

1

aftertaste

2

course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment

2

to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

1

great success; huge success

5

a second time; again; once more; twice

7

to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating

3

pitch black; deep black

1

street light; streetlamp

1

to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive

1

ready-made goods; off-the-shelf item

2

chirashi; chirashizushi; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top

7

cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying

2

vinegar

2

sterilization; sterilisation; disinfection; pasteurization

1

careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal

2

thin omelette cut into strips

1

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

1

mixer (audio, concrete, etc.); blender (usu. countertop)

1

dressing; dressing; putting on clothes

2

unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy

1

potage (thick soup)

1

research; study; investigation

4

spice; spices; condiment

1

period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty

3

in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically

2

smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable

2

low-melting; easily thawed; soluble

1

extremely spicy; fiery hot; extremely harsh (criticism, review, etc.); scathing

1

miracle fruit (Synsepalum dulcificum); miracle berry

1

snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily

2

(short) rest; breather; break

2

welcome

7

from now on

1

without omission; in full

1

to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to

3

taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment

1

leaving everything up to someone else

2

vinegared rice; rice prepared for sushi

1

to fan; to incite; to instigate

5

bucket; pail; tub

1

joint work; collaboration

1

jūbako; multi-tiered food box

3

residence; mansion

2

chalk (rock); white wall

1

Western-style house (esp. one built in the Meiji or Taisho periods)

1

everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress

7

won't you

4

preliminary alert (flood, typhoon, air-raid, etc.); precautionary warning

2