jpdb beta

golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour

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oil

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(your) time

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urgent business

2

imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry

1

antique

5

bamboo steamer; steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot; soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)

1

China; Chinese food

1

unnecessary; unneeded

2

to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says

1

to carry a joke too far

1

malicious; deliberately mean

1

to be opposite; to face each other

5

before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently

1

portion for two people

1

any one; any; whichever

1

East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)

1

coating

1

shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)

2

conservative without party affiliation

2

springy (texture); doughy; elastic

2

harmony

1

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants

1

each and every; all

1

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

2

difficult to eat; unpalatable

1

to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out

1

xiaolongbao (eastern Chinese steamed bun); soup dumpling

2

female private parts; female genitals

1

lamp chimney

1

to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects

1

to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull

1

secrets; mysteries

1

to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up

1

wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade

2

hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible

1

temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra

2

skin

3

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

1

buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking

2

to feel like; to feel inclined to do

1

nod; inclination of the head

1

lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation

1

to open one's eyes wide

1

to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal

1

tilling with horses

1

we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual

1

causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart

1

last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup

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intercom; interphone

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