jpdb beta

pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables

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player (of a sport); athlete; team member

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first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone

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buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking

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knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things

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nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter

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competent in all fields; jack of all trades; very active in many fields; versatile; all-round; (lit.) 8 faces and 6 arms

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doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")

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rotary cutting; thinly slicing into a long strip (e.g. daikon, carrot, wood for plywood, etc.)

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smoothly; swiftly

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chopping board; cutting board; flat chest; tiny breasts

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blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe

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Japanese ginger (Zingiber mioga); myoga ginger; mioga ginger

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expressing one's mind; speaking out

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gently; quietly; calmly

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small plate; small dish

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item; article; dish; course; finest item

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halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)

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freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)

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great haste; mad rush

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to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided

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to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish

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litre; liter

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freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly

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skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable

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resource

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to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling

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to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)

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pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot

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taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely

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item; commodity; list of articles

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miso soup

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all sorts of; all kinds of

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teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)

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most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place

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increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less

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to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)

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dish towel; tea towel; dishcloth

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to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly

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(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)

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

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sugar

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to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)

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fry pan; frying pan

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

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oil

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to fry; to saute; to stir-fry

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equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around

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to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken

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roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)

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