jpdb beta

bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread

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to eat; to drink

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straight-from-the-pot udon; udon noodles pulled straight from the pot and served in the hot water used for boiling (traditionally without being soaked in cold water), eaten by dipping in sauce

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clapping hands; applause

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snapping (e.g. book shut); clapping; crackling; pachinko

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congratulations

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congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

1

going together

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everyone

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birthday

3

-years-old

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Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

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cape (on coast)

4

stir; commotion; noise

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there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much

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look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!

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huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!

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of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing

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such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

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enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful

1

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

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it's been a long time; long time no see

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novel; (short) story

2

professional

1

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

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examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test

1

craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman

1

clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.

1

Mr (junior); master; boy

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to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

3

not understanding; not knowing

3

meaning; significance; sense

3

hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

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thank you; thanks

4

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

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now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

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adult; grown-up

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to grow up; to become an adult

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to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

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hair style; coiffure; hairdo

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hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho

1

even now; still; as yet

1

no!; no no!; no, not at all

1

leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)

3

a long time (since the last time); first in a long time

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green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)

2

thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting

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udon with raw egg, and shoyu, dashi, etc.

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misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune

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oh, yes?; really?

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