jpdb beta

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

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cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing

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to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx

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from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because

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foie gras

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compared to

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flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)

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import; importation; introduction; afferent

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to be pretentious; to put on airs

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gizzard

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to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

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chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness

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bourgeois

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imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect

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French; French food; French cuisine

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foodstuff; ingredient

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imported goods

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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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please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give

2

at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

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(stand to) attention!; standing at attention

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multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note

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garden; park

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to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)

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river; stream; River; the ... river

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bridge

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to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle

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common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp

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to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance

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water-filled bamboo tube which clacks against a stone when emptied (orig. used for keeping birds and wildlife away)

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(indoor) heating

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to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

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to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out

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to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear

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honorific/polite/humble prefix

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one person; ordinary; common

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to arrive; to come

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for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length

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to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

2

to nod to one another

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tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)

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previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

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to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

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the preceding visitor

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to eat untidily; to eat messily; to eat a bit of everything; to leave things half-eaten; to dabble in (something); to try one's hand at (various things)

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miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking

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state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth

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one-shō bottle (approx. 1.8 litres)

5

to become empty; to be emptied

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to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

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