jpdb beta

bamboo steamer; steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot; soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)

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within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland

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metallurgy

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cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware

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to improve upon; to make improvements to; to refine

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refining; refinement; smelting

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honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness

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international trade; foreign trade; overseas trade

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to work as; to pursue as a vocation

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to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire

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small boat

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Great Bodhisattva Hachiman (title of Hachiman due to Shinto-Buddhist syncretism)

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ocean

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trifling matter; trifle

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glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing

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glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing

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disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character

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anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case

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generation; the world; the age

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division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category

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Tennoujiya

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Soukyuu

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farsightedness; insight

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unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison

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great man; heroic figure; remarkable character

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enterprising; go-ahead; progressive

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breadth of mind; generosity; magnanimity

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Donkai

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becoming dull; slowing down

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great; grand; (arch.) obstinate; (arch.) stubborn

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preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence

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Sakaimachi

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special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity

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businessman with political ties

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external; foreign

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many problems; various problems

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aspiration; ambition; plan; hopes; wishes

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abundant; plentiful; rich; ample

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to collect information; to gather knowledge

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exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe

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to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat

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great many; ever so many; any number; as few or as many (as you like); whether large or small

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sugar

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something like ...; something called ...

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please stop

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

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poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite

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light flavor

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dried persimmons

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mochi (glutinous rice or other grain, sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)

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