jpdb beta

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

2

the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not

1

to hesitate; to waver

4

reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

3

discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

5

to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one

2

to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)

2

in big gulps

1

background music; BGM

1

to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on

4

to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut

1

assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)

1

flood of emotions; many thoughts

1

thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

6

to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)

6

cheerful; lively; lighthearted

2

oral; in the mouth

1

to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned

2

amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

6

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

1

pluralizing suffix

1

splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

4

consequence; outcome; result; blame

22

whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)

5

light; easy; non-serious; minor

3

to be finished; to be completed; to be done

1

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

1

shrimp (infraorder Caridea); small shrimp, prawn or lobster

1

thin strips; matchstick-like strips; julienned ingredient

1

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

1

great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo

2

onion (Allium cepa)

1

material; ingredient

1

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)

2

to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain

1

therefore; consequently

2

lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating

3

form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence

2

formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty

1

appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance

2

impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)

4

for this reason

2

generally

1

entirety; whole; balance (in Zen); equality

1

oil

11

roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open

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

devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

2

half

10

thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off

1