jpdb beta

speech; expression; wording; language

1

how many years; how long; what year

1

to revere; to respect; to worship

1

dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness

1

just right (time, size, length, etc.)

1

to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

1

officially registered seal

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insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy

2

injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss

2

skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough

5

hollow; cavity; hole; cave

2

to catch

1

to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)

1

tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)

1

mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

4

to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like

1

to change one's clothes

2

these guys; these fellows

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(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content

1

stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs

1

to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate

3

(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength

1

sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

1

after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

2

absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively

2

useless resistance; vain struggle

1

to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits

1

good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend

2

to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to

1

training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha

1

quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles

1

lickety-split; quickly

2

staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk

1

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

1

first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

1

kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae

1

to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

1

to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)

1

common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)

2

to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe

1

okay; sure; okey-dokey

3

Tokyo style

3

flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)

1

where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

2

you (plural)

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just kidding; Not!

1

attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat

4

or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

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to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off

1

review; rehearsal

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