jpdb beta

insufficient; inadequate; imperfect

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hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains

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low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

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to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter

4

small salary; meagre salary; low pay

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salary; wages; pay

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government official; clerk

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childcare worker; kindergarten teacher

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kindergarten

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fund; endowment

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block (of land)

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pharmacy (esp. one without facilities to prepare their own medicines); drugstore; chemist

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to begin

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good and evil

2

to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

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to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid

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aha!; yes sir

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ambitious person

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creed; doctrine; dogma

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to some degree; up to a point; to some extent

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hum; singing softly

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competitive spirit

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to sniff out; to get wind of

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imperial government; imperialism; monarchical rule

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henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child

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Otranto (Italy)

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Fouche; Fouchet

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private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside

2

factory owner

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to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit

2

listening; hearing

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competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)

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to spread; to be propagated

2

achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution

3

I told you so; you see that?

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we; us

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to resound; to make a stir

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several days later

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official daily gazette; official telegram

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declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)

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manufactured goods; finished goods; product

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fair; exhibition; exposition

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to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching

2

examiner; judge

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chevalier

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grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment

1

to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down

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that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

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speculator; adventurer; imposter; prospector

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grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence

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