jpdb beta

to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for

2

we

5

invitation; introduction; temptation

3

evening meal; dinner

4

in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business

1

kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove

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pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)

1

cooked rice; meal

3

to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew

2

dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch

1

to throw on the fire; to burn

1

fire; flame; blaze

1

regulation; adjustment; control

1

this evening; tonight

5

retort; sealed plastic pouch typically containing ready-made sauce or stew; boil-in-the-bag; retort; glass vessel used for distillation (now largely obs.)

1

curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry

5

women's goods

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hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa

11

independence; autonomy; self-reliance

1

based on

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hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak

1

shorts

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neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender

2

sailor suit; middy uniform

2

dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail

1

body build; figure

1

terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous

8

on a routine basis; regularly; habitually

1

maintenance; preservation; improvement

2

another idea

1

every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)

1

overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory

1

to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest

1

argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

1

navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre

1

short pants; shorts

1

proportions (esp. body proportions); proportionate width; ratio

7

(touch of) softness

1

to be strangled; to be constricted

1

friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men

1

undisputed; entirely; perfect

2

compared with

2

to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

3

so-so; passable; now, now; my, my

8

pretty; charming; lovely; adorable

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

3

approval; endorsement

2

coffee

4

to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

2

with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor

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