jpdb beta

to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known

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white lily

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to plant; to insert

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gardening; puttering around in the garden

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boat; rowboat; rowing boat

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collecting; gathering

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indoor; inside the room

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one by one; each; every; at intervals of

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origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient

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United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England

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great writer; literary master; distinguished author

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secret meeting; secret conference; closed-door session

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spacious; vast; wide

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order; sequence; procedure

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three; three years of age

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first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)

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character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

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to sew on

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disposition; temperament; temper; nature

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weekly report; weekly bulletin

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weekly publication

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member; the membership

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contribution (e.g. to newspaper)

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literary talent

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editing; compilation

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from now on; hereafter

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seven o'clock

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to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around

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strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing

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to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)

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Samuel

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Augustus

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president (of a society); chairman

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creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention

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district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society

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advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice

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each other; one another

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defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage

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caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution

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ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)

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suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly

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clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)

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proposal; proposition; suggestion

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to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge

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and (also); both ... and; as well as

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Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam

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congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly

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speech; address

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to begin to appear; to begin to come in

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I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality

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