jpdb beta

chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness

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to taste; to taste of; to have a taste

3

to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)

7

just-harvested; something freshly harvested or gathered (usually produce)

1

wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers

6

diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away

1

mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous

1

ditch next to railway track

1

parents and siblings; one's relatives

1

secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)

2

good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty

1

cost of materials

1

organic

3

fried dish

1

cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy

1

Java water dropwort (Oenanthe javanica); Japanese parsley

2

mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief

3

grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL

3

seasoning; flavour; flavor

9

devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

1

deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep

3

spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering

2

missile

1

weather; temper; mood

1

tweezers; forceps

2

Jizo (guardian deity of children); (image of) Khitigarbha-bodhisattva

2

good feeling; feeling good

8

counter for temples

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temple; monk

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Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō

3

shopping district; shopping street; downtown

2

alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name

3

boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)

1

to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize

4

new school term

2

wet season; rainy season

1

favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured

1

standing ovation

1

to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor

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bento; Japanese box lunch

3

deep-fried food (esp. chicken)

1

to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)

1

bento; Japanese box lunch

2

good performance; good work; great success

2

hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.

4

valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable

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question; query

2

every time; each round

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to like; to love; to be fond of

3

disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure

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