jpdb beta

several weeks; a few weeks

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cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration

2

quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive

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direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation

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wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)

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tofu; bean curd; beancurd

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rolled Japanese-style omelette

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cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet

1

salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)

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manners; courtesy; etiquette

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pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly

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to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat

2

taster for poison

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taste; palate; sense of taste

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data collection; data acquisition

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small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks

2

complete set; all; everything

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Yu-Pack; Japan Post's domestic parcel delivery service

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ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)

1

to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter

1

mini-; miniskirt; mini-skirt

1

to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home

2

operation (of machine); operating; running; working

1

week

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commander; commanding officer; CO

1

periodic check; periodic inspection; routine inspection

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time; season; period; phase; stage

2

accumulation; accumulate; store

1

partner; pal; accomplice

1

postponement; adjournment

1

belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of

3

one's destination

1

to empty; to vacate; to evacuate

1

to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack

1

purchase; buy

1

spine (of book); binding (of book)

1

to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together

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to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

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tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

2

book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

2

to be reminded of; to call to mind

1

photographic memory

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studies; schoolwork; classwork

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secret; private; surreptitious

1

a short time ago; a while ago; for some time

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opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access

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dream; vision; reverie

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to put to shame; to humiliate; to disgrace; to rape; to assault; to violate

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scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer

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mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling

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