jpdb beta

classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)

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cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)

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average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

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unbalanced diet

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katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice

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cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried); katsu

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sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan

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extra; excess; surplus

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pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

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shirataki noodles; white noodles made from konjak starch, often used in sukiyaki; waterfall resembling a white sheet

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greasy; fatty; oily

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as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough

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hormone; offal (esp. beef or pork); entrails

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porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice; front pocket in a haragake

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diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away

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hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense

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cheap everyday food that most people enjoy (e.g. ramen, curry); eating cheap delicious food; person who seeks out cheap delicious food

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bean sprouts

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extraordinarily; astonishingly; extraordinary; outrageous; unconditioned dharma

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official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)

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personal; individual; private

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originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line

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miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling

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pleasantly chewy (esp. noodles); having a good bite; firm and elastic; having body (esp. hair); springy and resilient; full-bodied (e.g. sound)

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country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)

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elasticity; flexibility

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chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness

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to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)

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to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff

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trip; excursion; outing

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to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon

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large serving; large portion

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thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off

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fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet

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Sunday

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maybe; could be; might

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cloud ear mushroom (Auricularia auricula-judae); wood ear mushroom; Jew's ear mushroom

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global positioning system; GPS

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to talk; to chat; to chatter

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subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable

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to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give

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Dutchman's pipe cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum); night-blooming cereus; queen of the night

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(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty

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thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

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to show off; to flaunt

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to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

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trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention

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to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury

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sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy

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standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)

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