jpdb beta

belly; abdomen; stomach

2

to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry

2

sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

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to suit; to match; to become; to be like

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why yes, thank you

1

every day

2

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

1

smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable

1

one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month

1

how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)

1

worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

1

to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

1

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of

1

feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment

1

to come and see (someone, something); to visit

1

it is I who should say so

1

Oh well; yeah; good; OK

1

curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry

3

feeling; sense; impression

1

indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

1

keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

1

Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech

2

thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting

2

Tulcea

3

ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound

2

true

1

dry-cured ham

2

cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware

1

beginning; outset; first; onset

1

that well-known ...

1

literary master

1

Hemingway

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to eat

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fish

3

in the belly; in one's heart of hearts

1

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

1

bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness

1

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

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and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time

1

heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah

1

the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar

2

genius; prodigy; natural gift

1

handsome man; actor in a love scene

1

part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

1

payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing

1

to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

3

as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

1

definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness

1

alcohol; sake

1

addition; supplement; appending; appendix

1