jpdb beta

guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty

3

oh!; oh?; my!

5

both (people)

15

unexpected meeting; coincidence

1

mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)

1

to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

4

fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted

2

still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

1

a bit more; a bit longer

10

to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least

1

awesome; the best

1

older sister; elder sister

26

sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar

2

mid-sized konoshiro gizzard shad (i.e. about 15 cm in size)

1

mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)

1

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

2

pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

10

speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise

2

craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman

6

to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in

1

precious stone (esp. jade); egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping); stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold; position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); geisha; time charge for a geisha

1

knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle

1

order (for an item); request; demand; condition

17

sake; Japanese rice wine

1

little by little; bit by bit; sparingly

1

what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

7

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

3

second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint

2

chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)

1

it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?

8

ramen; Chinese-style noodles

10

sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus

1

buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles

8

to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over

1

(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer

2

chain store

1

izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks

4

offal stew

1

potato salad

1

to take notes

2

to get drunk

3

middle-aged man; Buddhist priest

3

highball; whisky and soda

6

to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty

1

particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information

3

index; indices; indicator

1

workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings

2

proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment

2

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

15

feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear

6