jpdb beta

to distribute; to portion out; to deal out; to separate (out); to pick out

3

fat under-belly of tuna (considered high-quality)

3

red sea bream (Pagrus major); Japanese sea bream; red tai; porgy

1

kuruma prawn (Marsupenaeus japonicus); kuruma shrimp; Japanese tiger prawn

1

grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri

3

to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)

7

material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

2

(sushi) without wasabi; wasabi-free

1

vinegar

1

(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment

1

cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet

1

to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of

3

soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu

3

fork; forkball

7

to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

1

chopsticks

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dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks; chopsticks (hand game)

1

upper side; surface

1

thumb; big toe

2

index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe

1

middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe

1

learning by watching others; learning by imitation; following by example

1

slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably

4

to mimic; to imitate

1

skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

2

difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

8

same; similar; (just) like; equal

2

rather; better; instead; if anything

3

small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow

1

serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not

3

(wooden) pencil

1

practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

10

pleasant feeling; good vibes

1

to get the hang of; to learn the secret to

1

trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing

2

to cramp; to be cramped; to get a cramp (in)

1

finger; toe; digit

1

to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate

2

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

3

crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over

1

pink

2

chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension

4

tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)

2

to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up

2

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

5

to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

7

handkerchief

2

kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points

1

peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic

1

to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

1