jpdb beta

formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy

2

thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey

1

fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them

1

seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles

2

to sit cross-legged; to sit at ease

1

to become an expert; to be master at

1

to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat

1

scooping

1

worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom

2

antipathy; reluctance; resistance

1

doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious

1

food texture; mouthfeel

1

to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about

1

reluctant (to part)

2

face value; par

1

I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...

3

untouched; unused; intact

1

stir-fry; fried food (cooked in wok, frying pan, etc.)

1

main dish; main course

1

bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand

1

eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original

2

sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim

1

sake cup; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food

1

dead of night; middle of the night; midnight; third quarter of the hour of the ox (2-2:30am, or 3-3:30am)

1

instigator

1

back gate

2

assassin

8

loud snoring

1

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

1

experienced; already had an experience (with something)

1

silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet

1

sake for moon viewing parties

1

how many people

1

(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess

1

client; sender

1

to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps

2

feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles

1

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

2

strangulation; strangling

1

at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment

2

(small) knife; short sword; small sword

2

combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim

2

double

1

to cry and shout; to scream

1

to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure

2

point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack

1

before one's eyes

2

to have a long life; to live a long time

1

dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing

1

to be born; to come into this world

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