jpdb beta

to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune

5

to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)

2

to hit and break open; to crush; to smash

1

will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation

4

warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises

2

tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)

4

to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)

8

to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)

4

shellfish

1

sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)

8

prawn; shrimp; lobster

5

ancient civilization; ancient civilisation

2

likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness

2

strong reaction (against); (transplant) rejection

2

eating (something) raw

2

the West; the Occident; Western countries

2

carpaccio

2

to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate

1

variety of court dance (Nara period)

3

shellfish; seashell; shell

2

even so; anyhow; at any rate

5

angrily; in a huff; in anger; plump; tender

1

standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)

1

to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)

3

superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article

1

food review (on TV, social media, etc.); food reportage

1

parasite

5

toxin; poisonous substance

3

hungrily; voraciously; ravenously; greedily; avariciously; eagerly

1

to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off

3

to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea

1

safety; security

1

to start eating

2

bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end

3

stalactite

1

poison gas

1

to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

11

to result in death; to lead to death; to be linked with death

1

to be peevish; to sulk; to pout

1

oil-based paint

1

rather than; more ... than ...

10

blackboard eraser

1

yes; that is so

5

killing and wounding; bloodshed

2

fourteen; 14

2

eighteen; 18

1

seaweed; sea vegetable

1

skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish

1

smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked

13

Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition

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