jpdb beta

alley; alleyway; bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof); open field; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)

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hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd

1

employer's house; master's house

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to be manageable; to be able to handle

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dullard; indecisive person

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the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

5

quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion

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person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person

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Shanghai (China)

4

wharf; dock; landing place

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wharf; quay; landing-stage; jetty

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Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits

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to bring someone along

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favor done for somebody

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knowing how to swim; returning a favor

1

to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross

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act; deed; conduct

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to do (indicating contempt for other person's actions)

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to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

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mother

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several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number

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word; remark; statement

3

spy; emissary

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to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

2

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

7

turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing

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to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy

2

to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

3

advance payment; money paid in advance

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to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

2

squeak

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completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all

1

doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary

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(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact

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fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax

3

invoice; consignment note; sender's copy; receipt of shipment

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handling cargo; loading and unloading

1

actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set

2

photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie

1

evidence; an exhibit

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diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing

1

delivery; issuance; handing over; granting

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foreign country

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passport

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mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

2

deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)

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to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

3

to name

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you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only

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writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word

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