jpdb beta

soup

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trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish

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to come to realize; to become aware (of)

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katsuobushi; pieces of sliced dried bonito

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(small crunchy) dried sardines

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circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow

2

area; region; district; locality

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people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos

2

must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall

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to smoke (something); to fumigate; to oxidize; to oxidise

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increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less

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nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets

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sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.

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ramen; Chinese-style noodles

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

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sōmen; fine white noodles

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

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any red algae in the family Gelidiaceae (esp. Gelidium crinale)

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freezing weather; cold weather; agar-agar; vegetable gelatin

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desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world

2

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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gourmand; epicure

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to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

2

carrying power; transportation (carrying) capacity

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to try one's strength

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supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor

3

insurance; guarantee; warranty

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to catch fish

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net; netting; web

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small fish; fry

2

hunter; huntsman

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substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity

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selling price

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rather than (do ...)

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(crossing) over ...

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important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

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large; large-sized; large-scale; big

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supremacism

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to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)

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sea salt

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to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate

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saltpan; field for drying salt

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several (objects, usu. from two to six)

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to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order

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container; receptacle; vessel; packaging

3

to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

3

holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own

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damage; breakage

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bubble on the surface of water; (coming to) nothing; naught; something short-lived

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therefore; for that reason; such being the case

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