jpdb beta

day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)

2

to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)

1

laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky

2

exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution

3

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

2

allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation

1

loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback

1

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

8

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

7

crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing

1

to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks

1

a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

1

variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse

1

to not take seriously; to take lightly

1

mixed vegetable and seafood tempura; something pulled upwards; small castle with a simple earthen-walled moat; turning up a lamp wick

1

porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice

1

pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables

1

big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

1

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

1

memory; ability to remember

2

in comparison to; rather than

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to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

2

ingredient; foodstuff

4

don't you think?; indicates question

4

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

4

another; different; something else

1

to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry

2

on hand; readily available

3

simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means

1

removal of astringent taste (e.g. by cooking)

1

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

7

supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

3

to use up; to squander

2

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

5

to hide; to conceal

10

to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate

2

be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

3

in the same way as; just like

1

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

5

to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

3

incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion

5

to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)

4

sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing

6

in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones

1

word; remark; statement

2

pluralizing suffix

2

only; merely; just; at most; no more than

3

home cooking

1

to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in

1

if it's the case

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