jpdb beta

unveiling; debut; introduction

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day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

8

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

5

particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally

1

arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition

1

by means of; due to; because of; according to

3

house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family

2

three sons; third son

2

so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...

5

having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell

1

manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour

6

meal; dinner; diet

3

partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)

1

small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks

1

to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

1

another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

1

accidental resemblance

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what

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the more one looks (at it) the more...

1

gesture; movement; action; acting; performance

1

cooked rice; meal

1

hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron

8

pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of

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(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food

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liking; taste; choice

1

to do so; to do thus

3

bowl

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to be a matter of life or death

2

able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability

2

indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

5

to ignore; to overlook

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both (people)

2

unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

1

to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)

1

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

4

grandiose; exaggerated

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lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)

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as it is; frankly

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bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink

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to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison

2

bay; gulf; inlet

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chopsticks

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to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

1

cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine

4

objective; aim; mark

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to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear

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even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...

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taster for poison

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kudzu starch gruel

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thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)

1