jpdb beta

elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article

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feel (of a material); texture

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sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay

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to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

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to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest

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the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

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good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit

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to overflow from something full

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yakishime chinaware; high-fired unglazed ceramics

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thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

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condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)

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the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

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strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

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expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)

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but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

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light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing

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although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

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rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous

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alcohol; sake

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to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify

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(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

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deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)

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to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move

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this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

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again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

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enlightening; deep; meaningful; profound; subtle; rich in nuance

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item; article; dish; course; finest item

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cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing

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still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

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to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

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bigfin reef squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana); oval squid

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sashimi; make-up

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exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of

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head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top

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without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after

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to glare at; to scowl at

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arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength

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swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering

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to wriggle; to writhe; to squirm; to scrawl

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no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

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abrupt; sudden; unexpected

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tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively

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to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

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goggling; rolling (one's eyes)

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to move around; to move about; to get around

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eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

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circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

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vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit

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emerald green

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deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe

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