jpdb beta

bright; intelligent

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frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

1

pointing out; identification

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to be at a loss for words

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tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable

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to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

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vigorously; swiftly

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to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

3

seven

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(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene

1

to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick

1

to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder

2

lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up

1

approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

1

belly; abdomen; stomach

2

to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry

1

valuable article; valuables

1

relation; relationship

1

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

2

to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself

3

neat; trim; tidy; pretty

2

to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)

2

to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be

1

Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine

1

suited figure; person in a suit

1

office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)

2

laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker

2

to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join

1

volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound

3

set meal; special (of the day)

1

pitch black

2

cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)

1

full; in plenty; ample

1

(pork) cutlet curry; tonkatsu curry

1

flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)

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cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)

1

pork fried with ginger

1

cabbage (Brassica oleracea)

1

finely cut strips (of vegetables); shredded vegetables

1

many people talking noisily; chowing down; scarfing down; roughly (of actions)

1

to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one

1

kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

1

sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta

1

point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes

1

grid-line (e.g. in spreadsheet); enclosing line

1

to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)

3

nine; 9

4

opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services

1

to need; to demand; to take; to require

1

half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)

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