jpdb beta

effort; initiative; dealing with; bout (in sports, etc.); match

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pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast

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comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious

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I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

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as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

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onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)

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buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles

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udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles

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is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...

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manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

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regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to

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to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh

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Taiwan

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origin; (arch.) appearance of an auspicious sign that one will receive a divine mandate to becoming emperor; (arch.) birth of an emperor or his ancestors

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Zen monk's early morning meal; refreshment; cakes; simple Chinese food; dim sum

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to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)

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yum cha; eating snacks (esp. dim sum) with tea

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manjū with a meat filling; steamed yeast bun with a meat filling

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steamed bun with sesame oil and anko filling

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prawn; shrimp; lobster

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shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)

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xiaolongbao (eastern Chinese steamed bun); soup dumpling

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China; Chinese food

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noodles; (arch.) flour

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noodles; vermicelli

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ramen; Chinese-style noodles

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vinegar

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soup

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bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving

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thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee

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(Chinese-style) almond jelly; dessert of powdered and jellied apricot kernels with fruit

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Mango pudding

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tofu pudding; soybean pudding

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nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)

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tofu; bean curd; beancurd

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fruit

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to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe

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tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing

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legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small

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jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

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to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic

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because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

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to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to

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to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root

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leading product; flagship product; top product

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should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

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example; instance; precedent; custom; habit

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retort (vessel used for distillation); retort (airtight vessel used to heat and sterilize canned or retort-pouch food)

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to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

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yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

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