jpdb beta

which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...

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before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later

1

breakfast

2

preparation; arrangements

1

(social) position; status

3

establishment; settlement

1

cooking; kitchen work

1

time; labour; labor

4

rapidly

3

no way; no chance

1

determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning; determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech; (arch.) divining good or bad luck from listening to someone

1

to hate; to detest

4

talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk

1

advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner

1

to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together

2

curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry

1

unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha

2

parting; separation; farewell

4

after breakfast

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to make trouble; to break down; to be out of order

1

I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

1

to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many

3

spanking; traditional ceremony where the newly-wed wife, upon entering her new home, is hit on the rump with a straw bundle etc., to ensure her fertility

1

each (person); everyone; individual; respective

2

any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever

1

to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it

1

orphan

1

supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor

2

manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something

2

with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)

3

unless one ...; if one does not ...

1

work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)

5

Earth; the globe

1

heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored

1

to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

1

to emit smoke

1

procedure; process; proceedings; formalities

4

at a loss for words; stumped for words

1

blindly (trusting someone, etc.)

1

to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)

3

superficial; shallow; frivolous; careless; sliding along the surface of something; being slippery

1

tea ceremony; chanoyu

1

slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark

1

fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit

1

train fare

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rent

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room rent

2

negative emotions; negative feelings

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by sheer strength; by brute force

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nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious

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