jpdb beta

figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus

1

obstruction; hindrance

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Venus de Milo

2

unskilled; not very good at

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precisely because

2

meaning; called; said

4

something; some kind of; for some reason

1

half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)

2

10,000; ten thousand; 10^4

1

brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter

1

3D; three dimensional

2

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

1

claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention

1

nihility; nothingness

2

to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself

1

birthmark; nevus; bruise

1

ultimate; final; last; eventual

1

storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu

1

to run away; to run off

1

loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness

2

manufacture; production

1

regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable

1

persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate

1

riding double (on a bicycle, motorcycle, etc.); sharing a seat; sharing a chair

1

to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)

1

high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently

1

to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to

1

emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)

1

to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify

1

to take time

3

uninterested (in); having no interest (in)

1

reply; answer

2

(romantic) love

5

February; second month of the lunar calendar

6

setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4) on which a bean scattering ceremony is held; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)

3

half the amount (of money); half price; half fare

1

futomaki; thick roll of makizushi; rolling something thickly; something rolled thickly (a cigar, etc.)

9

favourable direction; favorable direction; lucky direction

2

to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

2

kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food

1

to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate

1

seafood

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fried prawns; fried shrimp

3

eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)

1

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

1

eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning

1

to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

1

dessert; desert

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Swiss roll; jelly roll; roll cake

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ehōmaki; uncut sushi roll eaten during setsubun for good luck

1