jpdb beta

interior; inside; internal

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qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)

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roasting; grilling; tempering (in metallurgy); -ware; porcelain

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prawn; shrimp; lobster

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benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus

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various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)

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cook; chef

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to dry (up); to become parched; to ebb; to recede

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at that time; in those days

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doubanjiang (Chinese broad bean chili paste)

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origin; beginning; start

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originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful

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juice

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chef; cook

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half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont

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China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)

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staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials

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arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization

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Chinese cooking; Chinese food

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to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things

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very popular; highly favoured

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Szechuan cuisine; Sichuan cuisine

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spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful

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to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

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to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room

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home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning

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unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen

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Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash

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hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste

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to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter

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assertion; declaration; affirmation

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painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

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red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing

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instant noodles

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bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed

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to throb; to beat fast

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contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game

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hostility; animosity; enmity

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dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)

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showing no sign (of)

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to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive

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to wear; to be dressed in; to have on

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scout; patrol; spy

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confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up

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in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing

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to begin to turn

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thread; yarn; string

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(sense of) presence

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silence; stillness; quietness

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sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart

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