jpdb beta

flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)

2

cook

2

notes; comment; remark; annotation

1

fish that are called by different names as they grow larger

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success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

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raincoat

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monster

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cucumber (Cucumis sativus)

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abalone; ear shell

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battleship sushi; gunkan maki; sushi made by wrapping a strip of nori around a rice ball with a topping

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shellfish

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food texture; mouthfeel

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blood clam (Scapharca broughtonii); ark shell

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tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish

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natto (fermented soybeans)

1

America; American; fist

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Hawaii; Hawai'i

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roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)

5

California

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colored thing (clothing, fabric, paper, etc.) (coloured); variety shows

2

unpatriotic person; traitor (to one's country)

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South Dakota

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North Dakota

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state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear

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Baghdad (Iraq)

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Saddam

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rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)

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waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand

3

eating while standing; eating at a (street) stall

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light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous

1

before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing

2

clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion

2

flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)

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fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake

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Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)

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office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)

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eating quickly; speed-eating

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breach of manners; breach of etiquette

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slow food (as opposed to fast food)

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aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu

1

water supply

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heating apparatus; heater

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second class

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engineer (on a train, ship, aircraft, etc.)

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purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele

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crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over

2

to be contrary

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chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake

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plop; splash

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broth; soup (esp. miso soup)

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