jpdb beta

appetite (for food)

1

behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

2

minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)

1

to face; to go towards; to head towards

5

voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)

4

university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

1

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

1

dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar

1

very small; tiny

1

what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

1

to do as one likes

1

fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk

1

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

1

mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

1

detestable; abhorrent; loathsome

1

sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake

1

flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest

1

deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong

2

all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

1

to be surprised; to be astonished

1

and then; after that

2

actually; really; truly; in practice; practically

2

to grow vegetables

2

Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)

1

ten; 10; ten years of age

2

win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins

2

agriculture

5

and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

2

old; olden

1

goodness; good

1

food culture; dietary culture; cuisine

1

to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

1

your company; your shrine

5

bout (in sports, etc.); match; effort; initiative; dealing with

2

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

1

simply; merely; only; solely

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

1

depopulation; declining population

1

agricultural community; farm village; rural

1

wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land

1

what would (you) do?; what to do about it

1

serious; important; significant; grave; weighty

1

heir; inheritor; successor

2

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

2

plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place

2

for generations; hereditary; generation after generation

1

engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in

1

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

2

wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)

2

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

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