jpdb beta

in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth

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best

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guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

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vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance

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quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty

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book; volume; this; present; main; head

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Egypt

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textile manufacturer

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to weave up into fabric

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wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

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obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum

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bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters

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undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet

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sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)

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present (brought by a visitor); gift

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cost

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carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand

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

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established reputation

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imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-

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convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure

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be; is

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these days; now; recently

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to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do

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mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest

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fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them

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embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation

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civilized society; civilised society

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abuse; misuse; perversion

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rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook

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to fall victim (to); to get into the clutches (of)

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worry; agony; vexation; illness; sickness

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lady; gentleman; person

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to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

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fingerprint

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to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken

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vice; immorality; corruption

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extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness

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(social) position; status

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guardian deity

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(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking

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to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together

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easy; simple

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tatami needle

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suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally

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thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant

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to bind; to file; to top with egg (e.g. donburi)

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market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation

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point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

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sharp; keen; acute

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