jpdb beta

cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration

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to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

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porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice

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only; nothing but

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inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

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it doesn't matter what; anything is fine

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non-drinker; someone who cannot drink

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anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

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alcohol; sake

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to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

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such; like that; that sort of; very

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

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fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

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as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

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bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

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something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)

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to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe

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(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of

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to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

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oh; ah

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marriage ceremony; wedding

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house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name

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matchmaker; go-between

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guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

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to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond

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strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious

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thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

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be; is

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daddy; father; husband

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above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous

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lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)

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until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

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to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home

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thank you

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from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

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hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar

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poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

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seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that

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first thing in the morning

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train; railway train

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cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct

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inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

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to say; to speak; to tell; to talk

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seeing one off; farewell; escort

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a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

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parting; farewell

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to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

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journal; magazine; periodical

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book; volume; this; present; main; head

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there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you

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