jpdb beta

taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story

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threat; menace

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to defend oneself; to protect oneself

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other side; opposite side; other party

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to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)

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snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently

1

faithful dog

1

cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)

1

to go back

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in case of; at that time; at this time

1

cold wave

3

weather

3

forecast; prediction

1

preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)

1

somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra

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last year

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knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn

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(for) one's own use; personal use; private use

2

haramaki; bellyband; stomach band; torso armour that opens at the back; haramaki

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sharp sighted; easily awakened

2

manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution

2

striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving

1

(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)

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to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm

2

shellfish; seashell; shell

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to fry; to saute; to stir-fry

2

leafy vegetables; green vegetables

2

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

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homemade

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time limit; closing day; deadline

1

losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal

1

bad weather

1

to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute

1

how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

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difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)

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stir-fry; fried food (cooked in wok, frying pan, etc.)

1

three days

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napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage

5

tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables

1

obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden

1

to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing

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bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building

1

to visit regularly; to frequent; to haunt

1

tofu; bean curd; beancurd

16

to mellow; to become softened by maturity

2

lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)

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not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether

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earthenware pot

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ladle; (hen's) egg

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to distribute; to apportion; to divide

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