jpdb beta

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

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first step

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to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on

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industry; business

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what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak

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upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above

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social life; social intercourse

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indispensable; essential; necessary

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present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

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proletariat; lower classes

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basis; foundation; grounds; authority

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fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child

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to throw oneself (into an activity)

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reason; logic; method; system; order

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each and all; every single one; everybody

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palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine

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order; discipline; regularity; system; method

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of great prominence or dignity

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to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

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inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round

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fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)

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goods piled beneath; lower layer; lowest social strata; bottom (of the ladder); low rank

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to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate

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protection law; shield law; law for the protection of something

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foreign; abroad; overseas

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lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster

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to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important

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to marry into a family of rank; to marry money

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(leading) a vagabond life; (leading) a wandering existence

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making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance

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refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly

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thin; slender; fine; unlucky

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accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

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Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)

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cask; barrel

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greenhouse; icehouse; cellar

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orchid; Netherlands; Holland

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Karafuto (Japanese name for Sakhalin)

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counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging

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stopping at; going no further than

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florist; flower shop

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woman well past her prime; matron well-advanced in age

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rice shop; rice dealer

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to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete

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earthen charcoal brazier (for cooking)

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financial backer; financial supporter

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upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)

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important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

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popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)

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two sheets (pieces) (of paper)

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