jpdb beta

a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible

1

tenacity; endurance

8

wooden; made of wood

6

companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character

7

wooden; made of wood; wooden construction

1

to smear; to daub; to shift (the blame onto someone else)

1

long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)

1

shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter

1

demand; need; demand

6

to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf

1

dried persimmons

2

things dried in the sun (esp. clothes, dyed cloth, etc.)

1

to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.

3

Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki); Chinese persimmon; kaki

1

shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop

15

shopping cart; (shopping) trolley

1

unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

9

cask; barrel

23

with the skin on; skin and all (fruit, potato, etc.)

1

to mimic; to imitate

6

fermentation; zymosis

24

emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence

2

food; food products; foodstuffs

4

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

12

preserved foods

1

big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

2

to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words

3

it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as

4

lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap

1

alcohol; alcoholic drink; alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer

10

may I ask (for); might I ask (that)

4

sour; acid

2

vinegar

9

to get moldy; to get mouldy; to get out-of-fashion

3

microorganisms; saprophyte; saprophytic bacteria

1

sugar content (e.g. in degrees Brix)

2

rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations

5

district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society

18

near oneself; close to one; familiar

19

producing area

2

supply; provision; service; supply

3

grape; grapevine

7

saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing

2

wine

5

moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)

2

try; attempt; try (rugby)

1

sampling a drink; tasting

2

sake brewing

24

to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered

1

to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in

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