jpdb beta

to tie; to fix; to attach

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various types

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anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

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very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just

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time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job

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to fry; to saute; to stir-fry

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condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice

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generally

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orange (colour, color)

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kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae

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broth; stock; sauce

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broth

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to this extent; to this degree; this much

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to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry

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lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily

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to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe

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way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow

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to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe

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water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap

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to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

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to pamper; to spoil

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posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance

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meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable

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with a rattling sound; with a (gentle) clinking sound; rapping (on a door); (cooking) at a simmer; (boiling) gently; (bubbling) lightly

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dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp

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to perspire; to sweat

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to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)

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point in time; occasion

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abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu

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period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty

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saliva; spit; spittle

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to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears); to emerge; to suddenly appear

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miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling

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to mix (e.g. water with flour); to dissolve (salt in water, paint, etc.); to scramble (eggs); to stir; to melt; to liquefy

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unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness

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to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown

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bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink

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to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate

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alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)

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root vegetable

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to surge; to well up; to gush out

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to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)

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to empty; to vacate; to evacuate

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falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

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articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well

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sweet voice; seductive voice

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(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)

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(smile) broadly

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to smile (at someone)

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the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

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