jpdb beta

novel; original; new; innovative

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really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way

1

valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

1

astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum

1

touché; you've got me there

1

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

1

to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up

3

aloneness; loneliness; solitude

1

Kyoto vegetables; vegetables traditionally grown in and around Kyoto

2

kuruma prawn (Marsupenaeus japonicus); kuruma shrimp; Japanese tiger prawn

2

tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter

2

chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)

1

battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war

1

guitar

2

be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)

2

then; well then; if so

3

Merry Christmas

1

musical performance

3

dry snacks (e.g. crackers, nuts, dried squid, esp. to go with drinks)

1

salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold

2

ramen; Chinese-style noodles

1

television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast

2

voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)

2

look!; there!; here!; that is

2

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

1

nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish

1

audience; spectator; spectators

1

noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe

1

brains; brain tissue

1

full view; plain sight; completely visible

1

great laughter; burst of laughter

1

empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless

1

possible; likely; probable

1

thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery

2

to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

2

key; lock; key (to a problem); clue

2

clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine

1

great physical power; animal strength

1

to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

2

tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of

1

confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)

2

to sniff; to smell

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to chicken out; to get scared

1

(standing) buffet party

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(not so) much; (not) very

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cup noodles; cup ramen

1

awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion

1

very busy (person or thing)

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though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

2

Christmas present

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