jpdb beta

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)

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tight-lipped; able to keep a secret

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country name

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(state of) unconsciousness

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to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay

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main (switchboard) number; main telephone (phone) number

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sorry to trouble you, but ...; excuse me, but ...; pardon me, but ...

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waiting (for); expecting; standby screen (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper

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melody; tune

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to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen

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chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board

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absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite

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to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle

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to be excited; to be elated

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all; everything

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playfulness; mischivousness; naughtiness

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depression; low spirits; dejection

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imperial villa

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near; nearby; not far off

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gate with a crossbar

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stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes

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sprinkling water (to keep down dust, cool pavements, etc.)

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garden lantern; hanging lantern

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graceful; elegant

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obscurity; mystery; abstruseness

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machiya; traditional wooden townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family

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exerting care; attention; consideration; thoughtfulness

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proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper

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arrival; coming

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well-bred; of good upbringing

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one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party

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fireplace or hearth dug into the ground or floor

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advantage; benefit; profit; interest

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cold sake

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drinker; person who can hold their drink

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draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish

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does not match (one's, its) appearance

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friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured

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sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)

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off-flavor; odd taste

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to slip off

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superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!

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ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)

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excellent answer; clever answer

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white chrysanthemum

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difficult to obtain; difficult to get

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premium; premiere

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food and drink; eating and drinking

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cook; chef

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distance of eight sun (approx. 24 cm); dish or tray of this size (esp. used in kaiseki cuisine to serve several kinds of delicacies); food served in such a dish; variety of thick, traditional Japanese paper

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