jpdb beta

severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair

1

sandwich

2

a bag; one bag

1

rest; break; recess; intermission

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to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on

1

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

1

ready-made goods; off-the-shelf item

1

to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals

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(woman's) undersash; rolled omelette mixed with fish (paste) (omelet)

2

trivial; slight

1

oven

2

operation (of machine); operating; running; working

1

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

1

to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye

1

jūbako; multi-tiered food box

5

lacquering; lacquer ware

1

gold leaf; beaten gold

1

to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress

2

high class; high grade; high rank; seniority

1

to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful

1

fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion

3

hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary

1

mixed; mingled

4

(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move

1

lazy; idle; indolent; slothful

1

to set (sun); to become dark

3

buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles

6

before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill

4

noodles; (arch.) flour

2

material; ingredient

2

kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.

2

spinach

3

to parboil; to scald

1

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

2

prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish

1

tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter

5

pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash

2

complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment

1

prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish

1

counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth

1

lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily

1

fan shape; sector

1

cutting ingredients into decorative shapes (e.g. vegetables)

1

to eat; to drink

1

so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much

1

to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

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to sit on a seat

4

to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody

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food; foodstuff

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juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce

2