jpdb beta

well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few

1

to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words

1

stingy; cheap; very frugal

1

tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing

1

to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing

1

lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy

3

to deep-fry in oil

3

fried food; frying food

1

fat; chubby; fatso; fatty; fat person

1

to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly

1

shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)

1

wrong; different; not like that

1

dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure

1

big catch (fishing); good haul

2

to become tense; to become serious; to become sober; sobering; bracing

1

creamy (in flavor or texture)

1

extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness

1

to beg; to ask; to request; to invite

1

to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)

2

udon flour (wheat flour)

2

clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)

1

to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

1

large plate; platter

2

to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)

1

crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid

5

stew

4

crisp; crunchy; precise; clipped; brisk

1

apologies for the crude food

1

nearby place

1

cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted

1

agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility

1

onlooker; bystander

1

to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself

3

to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

1

nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious

1

(Japanese) empress; queen

1

to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)

1

temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent

1

conjugal relations; conjugal affection

1

basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage

2

to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world

1

shawm-like instrument played by street vendors (sometimes referred to as a flute)

1

no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said

1

to live; to make a living; to get on with

1

to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath

1

very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded

1

shabby; seedy

1

to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous

1

sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart

1

expressing one's mind; speaking out

1