jpdb beta

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

2

as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

2

vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow

2

love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker

2

riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit

1

very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded

1

cheerfully; excitedly

1

bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial

2

offertory box

1

sake; Japanese rice wine

6

existence; being

1

to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize

8

proud; haughty; arrogant

2

sake that is brewed in winter, pasteurized, aged over the summer, and distributed in autumn without a second pasteurization

4

label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)

1

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

1

one shō bottle (1.8 litres)

1

the preceding visitor

1

unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

3

perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility

3

summer

3

to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment

3

finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

4

recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

3

shipping; shipment; forwarding

3

to wait impatiently for

1

adds force or indicates command

4

to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into

4

part of the eyebrow closest to the nose

1

like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

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behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing

2

time; season; period; phase; stage

7

maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting

1

chilly; unpleasantly cold

2

(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

4

cold water; cold sake; cold; cool

1

cask; barrel

1

to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

2

period; term; interval

1

also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

8

drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

2

flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest

3

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

1

feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction

1

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

7

to look forward to something

1

of course; certainly; naturally

2

class; heading; group; category

1

be; is

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seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

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