jpdb beta

throng; gathering of people

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population; common talk

1

city

1

to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going

1

depopulation; declining population

1

to be doing; to be in the process of doing

1

to rally; to make a comeback

1

vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode

1

research establishment; research institute; laboratory

1

costumed mascot character (oft. devised for PR purposes by local governments, government departments, etc.)

1

all over the country

1

open fire (in cooking); open flame; direct heat

1

to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability

1

to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate

3

art of cooking; cookery; cuisine

1

to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

2

to make a cut; to make an incision; to score (food)

1

herb

1

taste; flavor; flavour

2

bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki

1

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

1

gable

1

just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

1

cooking a fish inside a salt crust

5

white of an egg; albumen

1

technique; method

1

season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh

3

to fry; to saute; to stir-fry

1

devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

2

to pay attention; to be watchful

1

food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)

2

yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat

1

fried udon

1

potato starch; starch of dogtooth violet

1

stir-fry; fried food (cooked in wok, frying pan, etc.)

2

the Last Supper

1

cuisine with fresh seafoods

1

rain cloud

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a woman is as fickle as autumn weather

1

cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection

1

soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

2

to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate

1

bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross

1

taking shelter from rain

8

establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)

5

invisibly; secretly; privately

2

next; secondly; subsequently

1

to begin to fall (rain, etc.)

1

to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)

1

taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven

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