jpdb beta

incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)

8

temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for

1

independent training (e.g. of athletes working without a coach)

1

big chance; big opportunity

1

small

1

to speak frankly; to put things bluntly

4

castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord

33

old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated

1

modern; modernistic

1

old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn

3

defense; defence; defensive preparations

2

singularity; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; specificity

1

mountainous region

1

isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility

2

boundary line

2

border (between countries); national border

1

café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)

4

praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd

1

terrace

6

(sense of) taste; palate

1

to chide; to rebuke; to reprove

1

to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)

3

to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

3

process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction

1

to let someone say

1

noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright

2

infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover

3

to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk

1

location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place

1

hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)

1

to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together

2

to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase

2

nuance

2

from the start; from the beginning; from the outset

1

paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of

5

time; hour; season; suitable time; opportunity; chance

3

lover; mistress

3

noodles; (arch.) flour

7

high-capacity; high-volume

1

yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat

3

to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together

2

made in Japan; Japanese-made

1

to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish

1

instant foods

1

noodles; vermicelli

1

spices; condiments; adjuvant (in Chinese medicine); addition of an adjuvant; meat, fish, vegetables, etc. added to rice or udon (e.g. to make gomoku meshi)

1

teapot

2

rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite

1

less than ...; smaller ...

1

though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other

1