jpdb beta

to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

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broad-minded; open-minded; openhearted; generous; magnanimous

1

mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

5

smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword

1

to sniff; to smell

2

warm and gentle (mood); warm glow

1

grilled fish

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empty stomach; hunger

1

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

2

white fish; fish with white flesh

1

baking foods in a covered pan; foods baked in a covered pan

1

with a lot of fat; with a heavy build; with a portly build; with a stout build

1

lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification

5

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

1

aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing

1

damp; moist; (slightly) wet; quiet; calm; peaceful

1

food texture; mouthfeel

1

fatherly master

1

bento; Japanese box lunch

1

(one's) wife; wife (of a peer or subordinate)

1

handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown

1

the lower classes; the common people

1

tasting; sampling

1

even now; still; as yet

1

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

1

to be greedy; to devour greedily

1

to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)

2

unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated

1

younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

1

(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly

1

to pull tight; to brace; to tighten

1

step; stride; counter for steps

3

distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric

2

creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly

1

chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension

1

-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

1

eternal; everlasting; perpetual; immemorial

1

hundred; 100

1

months and years

1

mature; experienced; precocious; mature for one's age

1

height; elevated place

3

to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out

1

a moment ago; just now

1

morning sun; sunrise

1

self-exile; going into hiding

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more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

1

to tame (an animal); to domesticate

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calisthenics

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both feet; both legs

2

bending and stretching; flexing and extending

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