jpdb beta

showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy

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phoenix (esp. fenghuang, the Chinese phoenix)

4

approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

2

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

1

isn't it?

1

home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning

1

France

3

tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite

1

only; nothing but

1

difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

1

workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings

3

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

1

not until now; never yet

1

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

1

(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

1

to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)

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I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect

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to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?

2

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

1

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

2

original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal

1

selective breeding

1

-proof; -resistant

1

saline; halophytic

1

strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification

1

maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full

1

special; particular; peculiar; unique

1

use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

1

(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property

1

wheat

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among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)

1

particularly; especially; in particular; expressly

1

good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality

1

to choose; to select

1

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

1

highest grade; top class

1

alcohol; sake

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top-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less

1

flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness

1

speckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.); marbling (of beef); (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water; formation of frost

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sirloin

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fish

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nature; spontaneity; natural airhead

1

Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis)

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fat under-belly of tuna (considered high-quality)

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(United States of) America; USA

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brand-name rice

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Koshihikari (variety of rice)

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I don't know

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example; simile; metaphor; allegory

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