jpdb beta

mentsuyu; noodle soup base; mixture of dashi, soy sauce, mirin and sugar

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substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

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simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated

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rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple

1

state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth

1

feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear

5

to adhere to formalities

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to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)

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to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together

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to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with

2

painful; being sorry; feeling sorry

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credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest

2

love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker

1

guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

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(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food

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each person

1

sake cup; wine cup

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to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

4

well-mannered; courteous

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young lord or prince

2

liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point

1

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

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before meals

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whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless

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wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese

2

aria; singing; chanting

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spoon

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aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing

2

exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous

2

honour; honor; glory; privilege

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calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!

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smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)

2

seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways

2

cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat

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(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty

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fresh

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sourness; acidity

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smelling of earth; rustic

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difficult to eat; unpalatable

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complete; whole; perfect; safe

2

plan; idea; design; plot

1

barely; scraping by

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thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)

1

to like; to prefer; to be pleased by

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

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main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence

1

full-course dinner; multicourse meal

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intimacy; friendship; familiarity

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appetite (for food)

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image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition

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