jpdb beta

rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations

1

food texture; mouthfeel

2

before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner

2

high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior

1

ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly

2

to look at; to gaze; to stare at

2

to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

5

juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce

8

zaru soba (soba served on a bamboo draining basket with dipping sauce)

4

to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet

1

below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after

2

straining; draining; drainer; strainer; cutwater (of a ship); forefoot

2

draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish

1

to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down

5

cold water

2

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

18

substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity

1

wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish; horseradish (or any blend of wasabi and horseradish)

5

adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing

2

nose

2

standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)

1

to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander

8

then; well; so; well then

11

fork; forkball

3

chopsticks

9

to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

4

to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained

1

sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top

1

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

12

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

1

exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose

1

now; come (now); well

2

trying (a food) for oneself; eating (a new product, renowned dish, etc.)

1

smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)

1

to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)

2

to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize

1

springy (texture); doughy; elastic

1

throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)

3

cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold

1

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

3

difficult to eat; unpalatable

1

to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract

1

to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff

2

foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat

1

to make a sound

8

oral; in the mouth

1

to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in

4

dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty

1

angry voice

1

to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

2