jpdb beta

older brother; elder brother

5

gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK

1

to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress

1

to become empty; to be emptied

2

shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream

2

to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to

1

to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy

1

rolling up one's sleeves

1

to push aside; to brush aside

1

hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing

1

iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner

5

kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

1

to clap

1

to give directions; to issue instructions

1

growing child's hearty appetite

1

wooden spatula

7

Sieg

2

to heat; to heat up

2

boisterously; roughly; briskly

1

back; rear; background; behind the scenes

1

butter

6

spoon

2

to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out

1

high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score

1

to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down

1

reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)

2

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

3

to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse

2

largish; biggish; a little bit larger

4

spoon

1

you; Mr; Mister; older brother; elder brother

1

thickly; stickily; viscously

1

wheat

1

flour; meal; powder; dust

1

okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables

1

artist's impression; picture based on one's imagination; imaginary rendering

1

per-capita division; division according to the number of people

1

wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else

3

kitchen utensils

1

in this way; like this

3

grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering

2

spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp

1

well-cooked; well-done; browned

1

to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

7

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

1

to some extent; to a certain extent

6

ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà

1

completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome

3

comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)

1

steam; vapour; vapor

2