jpdb beta

evening meal; supper; dinner

3

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless

4

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

2

monetary; financial; pecuniary

1

to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject

1

soba in hot broth; soba without any trimmings

1

side dish; side menu; sidebar menu

1

croquette

2

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

1

to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper

1

buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles

4

aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu

1

udon with deep-fried tofu

3

table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner

2

secret; private; surreptitious

1

to hunt a spy; to put a tail on someone; to stalk

1

red hair

1

request; favour (to ask); wish; please

4

to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

1

to squat; to crouch

1

nose

8

without; but if; otherwise; or else

4

suffix for familiar person

15

to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with

1

dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)

4

outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough

1

first game; first round (of tennis, etc.)

16

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

9

to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)

2

to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

5

word; remark; statement

1

never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up

1

soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat

2

state of mind; (one's) mental state

1

corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with

14

was

7

to thrust away; to send flying

2

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

1

glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling

1

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

1

Zito

1

gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash

9

scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick

3

porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice

2

to (do) like this

1

feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)

1

gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)

17

merry; joyful; gleeful

1

to pull down

1

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

3