jpdb beta

to narrow; to reduce; to contract

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oyakodon; bowl of rice topped with chicken and egg (or other parent-child ingredient pairing); threesome including a parent and child

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originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)

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sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan

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hint; clue

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cod roe (roe of any fish from family Gadidae, esp. salted walleye pollack roe)

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spaghetti

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nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets

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ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it

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well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge

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at times; occasionally

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things; everything

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anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject

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small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to

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combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination

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ordinary; sensible; commonplace

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all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical

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son; penis

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straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

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soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu

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it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London

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to talk; to chat; to chatter

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chicken broth; chicken soup

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seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

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to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose

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to get irritated

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various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)

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somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why

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to grow restive; to begin to act violently

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alibi

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shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)

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to (do) like this

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victim (esp. someone killed); casualty

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search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry

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to obtain results through legwork; to walk around to gather information; to rely on active effort

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trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant

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full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month

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to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

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sobbing; weeping; fit of crying

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funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable

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to cry and shout; to scream

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to overflow; to brim over; to flood

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inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises

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to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)

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to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself

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to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

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to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter

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(very) patient; persevering

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to hate; to detest

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(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself

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