jpdb beta

coarse; crude

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persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

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trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

2

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

2

team play

1

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

1

impassioned speech; fervent speech

1

to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

1

Mari

1

philosophical

1

stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability

1

anything and everything; just about everything

1

bleh

1

painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

1

Emil

1

this year

1

eighty; 80

1

... years old; age (of) ...

1

longevity; long life

1

dried boiled rice used mainly as provisions of samurai troops and travelers (travellers)

1

to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup

1

Japanese cooking; Japanese cuisine

1

conger eel (esp. the common Japanese conger, Conger myriaster); garden eel

1

mantis shrimp (any marine crustacean of order Stomatopoda, esp. the species Oratosquilla oratoria); mantis crab; squilla

1

to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe

1

common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)

1

choice; selection

1

puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious

2

to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil

5

expressing one's mind; speaking out

1

engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin

2

material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

1

to mix; to stir; to blend

1

uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease

1

raw fish; uncooked fish; fresh fish

1

liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice

1

to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

1

rather than; more ... than ...

1

to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

1

duty; obligation; responsibility

2

pressure

1

thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble

3

negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)

1

to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on

1

fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden

1

nose

2

to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with

1

blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment

1

to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself

1

bull's-eye; the mark

1