jpdb beta

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

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materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

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refrigerator; fridge

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Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine

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any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

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satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

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

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in addition; besides

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to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

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to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

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what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

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showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy

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to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance

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quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like

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in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

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once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals

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to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

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to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)

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

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to be conspicuous; to stand out

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look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

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liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

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relatively; comparatively

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such; this sort of; like this

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to be palatable; to suit one's taste

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

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nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging

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to hate; to dislike; to loathe

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surely; certainly; without doubt

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to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

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in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

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to glare at; to scowl at

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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you (plural)

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling

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to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold

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thank you

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ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe

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that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

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man; male; masculine gender

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living by oneself; living alone

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good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

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to bear; to endure

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disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

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stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation

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Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash

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tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)

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something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

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