jpdb beta

undisputed; entirely; perfect

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food texture; mouthfeel

1

to like; to prefer; to be pleased by

1

moment by moment; hour by hour

3

second (in a series)

2

to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for

2

to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at

1

charming; fascinating; attractive

1

slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out

2

another time; some other time

1

nice; likeable; desirable

5

to push down; to press down; to force down; to depress

1

to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat

2

having sticky fingers; compulsive thievery; habitual movement of one's hands; marks from being handled often

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even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...

3

rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow

2

investment

5

wearing one's hair in braids

1

to fade; to discolour; to discolor

1

paste; glue; clothing starch

1

stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off

1

leavings of a meal; food scraps; leftovers; food particles (in one's teeth or mouth); bits of food

1

affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable

1

both elbows

1

feminine; effeminate

1

(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets

1

gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy

1

to make ambiguous

1

first impression

2

tailor; dressmaker

1

comment

1

to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)

1

fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant

1

although; though; despite the fact that ...

2

in the end; at the end of the day

3

taking measurements

2

make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer

1

to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily

2

town girl; girl raised in a town

1

turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)

2

grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult

4

sponsor

1

bill (at a restaurant); check

1

to be finished; to be completed; to be done

1

to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off

1

flat-iron; soldering iron; crimper; curling tongs; trowel

1

youthful; young; young-looking

1

completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome

1

unknown; unidentified; unspecified

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mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused

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