jpdb beta

grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence

3

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

5

to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish

6

spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone

1

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

14

advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

1

using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately

1

careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking

1

fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome

3

grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting

1

farmer; farming family; farmhouse

1

offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)

1

nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same

1

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

1

flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness

1

good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit

1

outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness

2

finish; finishing; finishing touches

1

tamari soy sauce; variety of rich soy sauce (used for sashimi, etc.)

1

flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)

2

yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat

2

cheap everyday food that most people enjoy (e.g. ramen, curry); eating cheap delicious food; person who seeks out cheap delicious food

1

direct delivery

1

excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem

1

crisp; crunchy; precise; clipped; brisk

1

bean sprouts

1

balance

1

most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest

2

takoyaki; octopus dumplings

1

home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning

1

Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)

1

transfer student; student changing schools

1

lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily

1

masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner

1

mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door

1

splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

1

harmony

1

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

1

cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)

4

conquest; domination; mastery

1

stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs

1

to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink

2

(not) very; (not) much

1

notice; attention; observation

1

already; too late

3

check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque

3

arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished

1

pancake

1

omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette

1

set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo

1