jpdb beta

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

1

noodles made in flat strips

1

flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple

1

chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness

1

to enjoy (oneself)

9

cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)

1

flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness

3

chopped kabayaki eel on rice; eel fillets cooked over charcoal with soy flavoured sauce, cut in small pieces and served on rice

1

same; similar; (just) like; equal

1

eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)

1

itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally

1

lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth

1

onigiri with shrimp tempura filling

1

prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish

1

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

3

onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)

1

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

2

discovery; detection; finding

1

nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

1

Taiwan

1

ramen; Chinese-style noodles

1

to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

2

already; now; no longer; not any more

9

this place; where one comes from; here

1

to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of

1

impossible

3

valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

5

junk food

1

(tip section of) chicken wing; second segment of chicken wing

1

deep-fried food (esp. chicken)

1

Suga

1

Kiya

1

instant noodles sold in soft plastic packaging

1

barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

1

very; extremely; excessively

3

criticism; judgement; judgment; comment

2

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

3

gulpingly; in one gulp

1

to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)

1

fatal; lethal

2

Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)

1

large; large-sized; large-scale; big

1

display and sale of new products

2

I; me; you; manservant

20

ability; faculty

4

district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society

1

to shut in; to confine; to contain

1

(period of) a year; during an era

5

pain; agony; bitterness

1

to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial

1