jpdb beta

centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

1

to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

1

blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature

1

white hair; grey hair; gray hair

1

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

1

can; tin; canned food

3

subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient

1

slightly; faintly

1

to smell sweet; to be fragrant

1

dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

3

miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling

10

round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth

2

granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

1

onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)

1

childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)

1

two colours; two varieties; two types

1

mixture of soy sauce and vinegar

1

quirky; idiosyncratic

1

canned salmon; tinned salmon

3

soy sauce flavoured with grated wasabi (used for sashimi, etc.)

2

correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)

1

exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous

4

alcohol; sake

1

each and every; all

1

terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

1

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

3

calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry

1

exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

1

hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary

1

to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way

1

to feel hungry; to get hungry

1

knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

1

hospital food; hospital meals

1

sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others

1

complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression

1

stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store

1

seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment

1

special make; deluxe

3

only; sole; unique

1

home cooking

1

huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!

9

return; welcome home

1

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

1

to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone

3

essential; important; crucial; vital; main

2

salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)

1

wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish

1

chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it

1

trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass

1

stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)

1