jpdb beta

plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

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leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row

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to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)

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sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)

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ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)

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ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)

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wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

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cook; chef

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this and that; one thing or another

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to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)

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opinion; view; comment

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to meet face-to-face

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bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed

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to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address

2

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

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kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food

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on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity

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(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)

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boyfriend; he; him

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easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)

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no way; no chance

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unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

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grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

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eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting

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saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot

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having said that; on the other hand

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becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed

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as a child; when one was a child; childhood

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through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

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to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter

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awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something

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fate; destiny; lot

2

to fall in love

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leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress

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paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement

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thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent

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look!; there!; here!; that is

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assumption; supposition; hypothesis

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male friend; man friend

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to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize

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making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold

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causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart

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but still

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compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement

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anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case

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accomplishment; execution

2

go home; get out

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ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

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nine o'clock

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parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

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