jpdb beta

soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve

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to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

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matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

3

small village; hamlet

3

tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)

2

interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

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how many times?

1

to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)

1

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

1

deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate

1

building; construction

1

return; coming back

2

stationed in the United States; resident in the United States

1

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

1

Komura Jutarou (1855-1911)

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Beijing (China); Peking

1

chargé d'affaires; chargé

1

First Sino-Japanese war (1894-1895)

1

outbreak of war; starting a war

1

last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)

1

diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing

2

processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal

1

father

1

debt; liabilities

1

succession; inheritance

1

terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous

1

poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious

1

to wear out

1

to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)

1

to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

1

to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

2

once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone

1

to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

1

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

1

if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so

3

being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem

1

United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain

8

good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit

1

to dirty one's hands

1

other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but

1

New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia)

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now; the present time; just now; another; more

3

they; those guys

2

this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

3

to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part

1

people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos

1

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

1

interest; rights; concession

1

in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)

1

to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

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