jpdb beta

nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets

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bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt

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Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion

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simple; plain

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wall; fence

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town; block; downtown; main street; street; road

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father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father

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dated; date; date of effect (e.g. a rule change); fixed; external

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addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)

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(true) Tokyoite; Edoite; Tokyo native; Edokko

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Edogawaku

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under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)

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being raised in a town

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type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)

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

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to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

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charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal

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to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt

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absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper

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cod roe (roe of any fish from family Gadidae, esp. salted walleye pollack roe)

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lower lip

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to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)

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to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)

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thump; thud; bump; clunk

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action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation

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natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

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precisely because

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to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest

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with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)

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dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks; chopsticks (hand game)

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to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below

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to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move

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rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable

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

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period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty

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to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched

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oof; ough; ulp

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terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

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great laughter; burst of laughter

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back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition

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companion; follower; attendant; retinue

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clink; clatter; clang

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washing-up; dish-washing

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to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)

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troubled face; worried expression

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to (go into a) sulk; to get cranky; to get cross; to become perverse

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thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)

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mother and child

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aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit

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backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)

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