jpdb beta

mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

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although I say; although one might say; although called

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cultural sphere

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spacious; vast; wide

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mainland China

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whole nation; whole land; whole country

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each; respectively

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climate

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custom

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to come from; to have roots in

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system; organization; organisation; architecture

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to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)

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what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak

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China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

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eight; 8

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large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

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greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed

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system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series

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wherein; therein; thereinto

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satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

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to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

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Szechuan cuisine; Sichuan cuisine

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feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction

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as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

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method; process; manner; way; means; technique

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to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

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profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

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information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.

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incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive

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easy to understand

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bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly

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explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

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to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

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to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

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now; the present time; just now; another; more

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to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

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all; entire; whole; altogether

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such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of

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absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively

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is that so? (generally rhetorical)

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to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects

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skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

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Oh well; yeah; good; OK

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cooking; food preparation

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technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

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high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)

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of course; certainly; naturally

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however

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being addicted to; being wholly absorbed by; falling ill; becoming sick

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another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking

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