jpdb beta

paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living

2

store; shop

2

to close; to shut

2

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

6

blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank

1

impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions

3

Naporitan; Napolitan; Japanese spaghetti dish made with ketchup

1

seasoning; flavour; flavor

2

penne

1

to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust

1

baton; beat; measure

1

classical; classic

2

time; labour; labor

3

existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement

1

place; room; margin; scope

1

recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)

1

degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion

2

flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)

9

uniform; standard

3

Escoffier

1

thin strips of kombu cooked in soy sauce, etc. then dried

1

Chinese-style fried rice

1

in the end; on top of that

2

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

3

easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap

2

mystery

2

announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known

4

hexadecimal; hexadecimal notation; hex

1

circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional

3

progress; advance; improvement; development

1

fresh

1

to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

3

long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop

1

to strain or exert oneself; to go all out

2

restaurant (esp. Western-style)

1

customer traffic; customers; custom

1

distant

1

to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit

1

indicates means of action; cause of effect; by

2

garniture

1

sparsely; drop-by-drop; on par with; as good as; (vertical) iteration mark used to represent repetition of the previous kanji (to be read using its kun'yomi)

1

pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability

1

being Instagrammable; looking good on Instagram

2

underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)

1

to use X as a selling point

1

the way one works; one's working manner

1

as (for); for; in the capacity of

17

extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism

1

success; hit

7

to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down

1