jpdb beta

proper quantity; suitable amount; proper dose; optimal dose

1

to take pains (doing something); to take great care

1

heat-resisting

1

lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)

1

to cover with plastic wrap (e.g. food)

1

heating; application of heat

3

spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp

1

process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work

2

sum total; total amount

1

potato starch; starch of dogtooth violet

4

division into equal parts; equal parts

1

sample; specimen; pattern; model; example

2

distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin

1

highest grade; top class

1

to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts

1

stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone

4

despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of

1

quality

3

to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp

1

stripe

1

below the knee

1

splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance

2

formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit

1

present (brought by a visitor); gift

2

automatic door

1

name; title

1

eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)

1

guide (on a tour, etc.)

1

restoration of imperial rule

3

castle (in place names); castle; fortress

2

to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen

3

to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

6

gentle; mild-mannered

2

everyday robes worn by males of the imperial family, nobility, etc. (from the Heian period onward)

1

first impression

1

mountain hut (esp. one that offers lodging to climbers and hikers); mountain cottage; mountain shanty

1

novel; story; (work of) fiction

2

advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice

1

style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics

1

seeing; looking at

1

to drag in; to pull in

3

Zen master

4

divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment

1

(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed

1

to vent one's frustration; to relieve one's pent-up anger; to let off one's pent-up feelings; to let off steam

1

historical novel

1

author; writer; novelist; artist

1

love letter

1

for a while; for some time; for a period

1

(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard

1