jpdb beta

tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

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tea (with roasted rice)

1

to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance

2

effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)

4

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

2

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

4

bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

7

unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice

1

cooked rice; meal

5

natto (fermented soybeans)

2

eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin

1

miso soup

1

tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.

2

chicken breast meat

1

salted kōji (traditional condiment)

1

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

1

mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)

1

salad

1

pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed

1

complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression

1

likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences

4

not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned

5

angry face (countenance)

3

rather; better; instead; if anything

2

what

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to shed tears; to (begin to) cry

1

tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy

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to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

1

heartily (drinking)

1

to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)

2

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

1

thanks; gratitude

4

physical condition; state of health

1

soup bowl

1

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

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uh-oh; oops; sorry

1

chopsticks

3

to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute

1

to sniffle; to snivel

3

numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)

4

plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

3

without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory

5

other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination

1

circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money

2

schedule; program; programme; agenda

1

making do; getting by (somehow); managing

1

early rising

1

garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin

1

(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock

1

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

3