jpdb beta

new release; putting (a new product) on sale; launch

2

suddenly (appear, stick out, etc.); abruptly (happen); (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up); abruptly (rise)

1

plastic

1

glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)

2

elbow

2

thought; idea; ideology

2

easy to drink; easy to swallow; quaffable

2

bitterness; bitter taste

2

product demonstration; sales demonstration

8

microwave oven

4

with curious eyes; curiously

3

this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent

2

low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

3

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

1

sales staff; salesperson

2

auntie; older woman

14

to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)

1

hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)

4

seasoning of food

1

to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job

1

vacuum pack; vacuum packing

2

to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil

2

each time

5

to the end; entirely; in full

1

to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound

1

special sale; bargain sale

3

bottom price

2

stocking up (on); hoarding

1

one bag

1

to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient

1

bottom-up approach to management; on-the-spot decision-making; hands-on approach (policy, etc.)

1

looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)

1

living thing; living creature; animal; life

4

deep emotion; strong feelings

1

tossing

1

washing-up; dish-washing

1

mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat); mabo tofu

1

shelf; ledge; rack; trellis

2

to take back; to recapture

1

perishable foods; perishables

1

to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice

2

melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)

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housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker

4

handsome young man; Adonis

1

toothpick; skewer (used to cut and hold sweets served at a tea ceremony); toothbrush (orig. made from a thin willow branch frayed at one end)

1

point where one has to accept one's fate; point where one has to give up; state of resignation; resigned state

1

to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

3

king; king; king (chess piece)

2

low price

1

wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook

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