jpdb beta

table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner

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cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing

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to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

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chicken meat

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dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group

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food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)

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stir-fried vegetables

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freshly boiled (rice); freshly cooked; steaming; piping hot

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polished rice; (uncooked) white rice

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very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

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good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient

2

spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful

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moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key

3

to be careful; to pay attention; to take care

4

daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor

3

finely cut strips (of vegetables); shredded vegetables

1

to fry; to saute; to stir-fry

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to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)

1

surely; certainly

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painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

3

not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

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food texture; mouthfeel

2

Manju era (1024.7.13-1028.7.25)

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phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit

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south

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to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

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fruit

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to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural

1

sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent

3

confectionery; sweets; candy; cake

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not yet; un-

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full ripeness; full maturity

1

blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe

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surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement

4

crisp; crunchy; precise; clipped; brisk

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dietary fiber (fibre)

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silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

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maid of honor; maid of honour; lady-in-waiting

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ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving

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to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)

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eunuch

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inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

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mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door

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to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out

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impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock

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fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually

3

to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb

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castration; neutering; gelding; enervation; emasculation; taming

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existence; being; presence

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century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)

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