jpdb beta

choice; preference

1

deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)

2

lady; gentleman; person

2

to become better; to improve

3

to become weak

1

if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have

2

to say; to be pleased to say

1

in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea

1

to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with

2

dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs

1

magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view

1

noodles; (arch.) flour

7

showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy

2

way of eating; how to eat

9

to slurp noisily

3

to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together

1

to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat

1

effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)

4

effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

2

juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce

1

to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)

1

hectic; topsy-turvy; chaotic

1

in that way; like that; that way

2

to make a sound

4

to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)

3

in a day; in a brief space of time

1

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

2

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

5

skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

4

to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

1

chopsticks

3

practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

1

culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

1

(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream

2

continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe

1

island country

1

to care for someone; to look after someone

2

introduction; presentation; referral; listing

1

fate; chance

1

to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on

3

demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour

1

to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)

1

and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not

3

going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling

2

difficult to eat; unpalatable

2

stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture

1

generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual

2

empty stomach; hunger

1

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

2

criticism; commentary; review

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