jpdb beta

for a long time

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sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling

1

bottom; sole

1

stationary point

1

forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money

1

once; one time; exclusively; only; alone

2

pounding down earth around the roots of a tree; adding short branches of flowers to the base of an arrangement in ikebana

1

to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

4

to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand

6

seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)

1

ready-made seal; cheap seal

2

having to be; must be; should be; ought to be

1

to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over

1

skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

6

hiding place; refuge

1

useless; in vain

1

outward appearance; ostensible; public; official

1

light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

1

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

1

inkstone case

3

manager; steward; factotum; useful person

1

to happen to be available; to have on hand; to have in stock

1

thumb print

1

to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent

1

shellfish; seashell; shell

1

morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning

2

side road; shortcut

1

byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse

1

skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme

1

dawn breaks; day dawns

1

clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor

2

police officer; policeman; policewoman

1

to investigate; to examine

5

thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor

8

next morning

1

all; everyone; everybody; everything

2

(written) report or notification

1

marking (off); laying out; scribing (metalwork)

1

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

5

procedure; process; proceedings; formalities

1

approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)

4

dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned

1

stoutness; corpulence

1

two or three days

1

to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into

1

to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

3

sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator

4

to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

3

the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar

6

to say; to tell; to state; to do

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