jpdb beta

especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though

4

bang; boom; crack

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to be boiled; to be cooked

2

large plate; platter

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and then; in addition to that; also; even so

2

dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp

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sea bream (esp. Pagrus major); porgy

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remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude

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dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp

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rice porridge made by simmering cooked rice in a seasoned broth, often containing vegetables, fish, etc. (usu. made from leftovers)

1

eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning

3

chive (Allium schoenoprasum); chives

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amateur; novice; layman

1

food (esp. chicken and vegetables) boiled in plain water (or sometimes dashi, etc.) and served with dipping sauce (esp. ponzu)

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sesame sauce

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juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)

1

half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage; half (of a game); halfback; 9-hole half (of a round)

2

supreme; sublime; highest

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salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold

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udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles

2

noodles; vermicelli

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gentle spring rain; glass noodles; cellophane noodles; thin noodles made from bean starch (or potato starch)

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noodles; (arch.) flour

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tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.

4

walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)

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assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)

1

water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating

2

person who pushily takes charge when cooking a hot pot at the table; (lit.) hotpot magistrate

2

quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...

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tofu; bean curd; beancurd

3

pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray

6

good gracious; oh my

1

(death from) starvation; starving to death

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coupled with; together

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fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full

2

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

1

inattention; absent-mindedness

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eye contact

2

sign; signal; cue

3

seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles

6

fever (state of excitement)

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bathing; going in the bath

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although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again

5

rim; brim; edge; brink

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to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)

4

to stare in wonder; to be amazed

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astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock

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to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat

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to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)

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fault; defect; minor; 5-point card; short

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