jpdb beta

good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark

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to palm off; to force a sale

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party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow

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extortion; shakedown

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senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor

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walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring

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just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way

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(one) line; (one) row

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to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)

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manager; executive

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meeting up; gathering; assembly; set

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excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal

2

waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time

3

or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other

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he; she; that guy

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half and half; fifty-fifty

2

welcome home

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if is not; if are not

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to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down

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sampling food; tasting; trying

10

itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager

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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)

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second (in a series)

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to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to

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to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

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sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake

4

spittoon

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to bite into; to sink one's teeth into

2

wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery

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to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)

2

call; summons; convening; convocation

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to be greedy; to be avaricious; to want badly; to desire intensely; to covet

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news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter

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the nth (thing)

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(husked grains of) rice

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what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called

2

japonica; common camellia (Camellia japonica)

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miso soup

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nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing

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I'm ready for anything; leave it to me; bring it!

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major incident; major happening; big scandal

2

just now; a moment ago

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shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres

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rice plant (Oryza sativa)

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selective breeding

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to be biased; to be prejudiced; to be partial; to be one-sided

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(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor

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each (person); everyone; individual; respective

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gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum

2

to well up; to burst; to arise

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