jpdb beta

thinking back now; looking back

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neutrality

1

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

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to (do) like this

3

close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate

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other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for

2

meeting again; reunion

3

to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated

1

to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular

1

electric hot plate; hotplate; electric griddle

2

to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour

2

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

2

the same as always; day after day

1

sōmen; fine white noodles

3

zaru soba (soba served on a bamboo draining basket with dipping sauce)

1

fat (of meat); fatty meat

1

animal (in nature); animal (in origin)

1

protein

1

sold-out

1

individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed

1

left-over flesh on the spine of a fish (esp. tuna) or beef

1

whether or not; presence or absence

1

face

1

to turn one's face away

2

to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)

1

phooey

2

to (have a situation) descend to mayhem

1

the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed

3

cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)

1

eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine

1

to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

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to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

1

to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)

1

precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern

5

contrived; false-sounding

1

to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down

2

glaringly (staring)

1

coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting

1

rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse

2

to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover

1

joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome

1

to be accepted by a university

1

with a collapse; with a slump

1

full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content

1

to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind

1

prescription; statute of limitations; lapsing with time (e.g. of an obligation); no longer standing (e.g. of a promise); ageing; aging

1

viewing the past through rose-tinted glasses; glorifying past experiences; nostalgia filter; (lit.) memory revision

1

sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)

2

formation

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August; eighth month of the lunar calendar

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