jpdb beta

Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)

1

to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

4

bento; Japanese box lunch

2

container; receptacle; vessel; packaging

5

very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)

1

cow

2

to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)

5

to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate

1

tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed

1

vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant

5

rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs

2

marine plant; seagrass; seaweed

1

fish, meat, and vegetables stewed in a thick, sweet sauce of soy sauce, sugar and mirin

1

pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash

1

minced meat; ground meat

3

nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing

1

item; commodity; list of articles

2

onion (Allium cepa)

1

carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)

1

roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)

2

lettuce

1

hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)

1

cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)

1

(kinds of) meat

1

salty taste; saltiness

1

to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together

1

brown colour (created by roasting or firing)

1

chicken meat

4

former name for makushita division

2

slice

1

bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread

4

material; ingredient

2

polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough

4

toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)

1

fork; forkball

7

moderate; proper; just right

3

to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed

1

while alive (e.g. I won't allow ... while I'm alive)

1

open; spacious; extensive

4

sheet; sheeting

4

to reflect; to throw back light

3

bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection

3

amulet

1

standing close together; bristling (with)

1

protection; repellent

1

PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)

1

standing tall; towering; soaring

8

(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier

58

high class; high grade

3

to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride

4