jpdb beta

acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance

1

mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest

1

worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace

2

irresolute; hesitant

1

to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)

1

obsession; unreasonable but compulsive idea

1

to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to

1

to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up

1

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

1

nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets

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

4

pepper

2

light brown; pale brown

1

fine thread; hempen cord; slender; narrow; narrowness

1

topping

1

boiled egg

1

bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt

2

Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion

1

roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen)

1

orthodox

1

soy sauce; shoyu

1

wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather

1

to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat

2

hottish; salty; somewhat hot; strict; harsh

1

drinker; person fond of alcohol (as opposed to sweets); person fond of spicy food

1

seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition

1

not bad; not half bad; pretty good

1

to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)

2

to crawl towards; to creep up to

1

light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste

1

proper; appropriate; due; suitable

2

heinous

1

symptoms; condition (of a patient)

2

betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

1

preliminary step; first step

1

taste; palate; sense of taste

1

visual hallucination; vision

2

brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited

1

anchor

1

(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly

1

watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)

1

(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment

1

ego; egoism; egoist

2

plain meal

1

to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

3

to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested

1

when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)

1

something small; something petty; trifle

1

free person; free spirit

1

with hushed footsteps

2