jpdb beta

maid; helper; help; assistance

3

taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair

2

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)

2

(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very

2

impression

3

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

4

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

1

this and that; one thing or another

1

aroma; fragrance; scent; smell

3

to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

1

to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

1

large plate; platter

1

apple pie

9

ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà

1

to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

2

newcomer; initiate; rookie

1

Mr (junior); master; boy

1

to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine

1

to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through

4

oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

7

Yggdrasil; The World Tree

1

arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food

1

to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

1

luxurious and gorgeous; magnificent

1

to sit on a seat

1

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

1

notice; attention; observation

2

grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous

5

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

1

welcome; reception

2

pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing

1

cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry

3

juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink

3

highest grade; top class

1

milk

2

deep dish; dish with a high rim; tureen

4

glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)

4

to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

1

to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind

2

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

3

desk

3

to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other

1

one by one; one at a time; in turn

1

to squat; to crouch

1

to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)

1

party; banquet; feast

2

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

14

number one; first; best; most; game; round

18

man's man; man aggressively pursuing sex and riches; (lit.) carnivore

1

to bite into; to sink one's teeth into

1