jpdb beta

tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter

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was

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macaroni

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udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles

2

actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)

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crying wine and selling vinegar; deceptive advertisement

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treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning

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Britain-America

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mahjong; mah-jongg

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knowing; (an) acquaintance

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China

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subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive

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big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak

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cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing

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tenets (of a religious sect); doctrines; (religious) sect; denomination; one's principles; one's tastes

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beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time

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on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat

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Chinese person

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to rank next to; to come after

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gambling; competition; game (of chance)

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since; henceforth

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that is to say; so that means

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neck; head; dismissal; discharge

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bamboo ladle

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neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country

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amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby

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import; importation; introduction; afferent

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judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification

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strength; power; proficiency; ability

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monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision

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willpower; energy; vitality

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origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity

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lecture (i.e. an admonishment); sermon

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to defeat

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main force; chief object; mainline

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unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky (orig. in Onmyōdō); bad year; annus horribilis

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on the way back; returning

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directly opposite; right in front

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party of two

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to be able to handle strain (overexertion, inconvenience, etc.)

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body; physical system; (the) person

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state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome

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big man; large man; tall man; giant

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to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

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for two people; (work) of two; (meals) for two

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originally

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suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

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ideal; ideals

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one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established

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to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

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