jpdb beta

preparation; arrangements

1

to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together

1

individual; private person; personal; natural person

1

on the least pretext; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance; at the drop of a hat

1

katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice

9

breadcrumbs; panko; bread flour

5

to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle

2

to deep-fry in oil

2

evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights

1

exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste

1

stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company

1

eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine

1

boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)

1

tonight; this evening

1

tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet

1

salty-sweet

1

bowl of rice

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taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)

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(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)

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to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

1

to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed

1

bad pun; corny joke; worn-out joke; dad joke

2

major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major

1

making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)

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to mix; to blend; to combine

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cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried); katsu

1

beaten egg; eggwash

2

container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in

1

pleasant feeling; good vibes

1

entirety; whole; balance (in Zen); equality

1

fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full

3

to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)

1

admiration; wonder; astonishment

1

to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

1

soup or stew over which a beaten egg is poured before serving; egg-bound soup

1

ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right

1

oyakodon; bowl of rice topped with chicken and egg (or other parent-child ingredient pairing); threesome including a parent and child

1

pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty

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boarding (someone); catering; board; provided meals; cook; caterer

1

decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation

1

glass window

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wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency

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windless; calm; no-wind; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable

1

to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

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noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)

1

fireworks

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welcome; (warm) reception

1

proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony

3

bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy

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to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

2