jpdb beta

chalk; choke; chock

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stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)

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double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)

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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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merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper

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old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated

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to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach

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to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)

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be; is

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well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...

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to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided

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to wave one's hand

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(United States of) America; USA; US

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Bachelor of Engineering

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self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person

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there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?

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laborer; labourer; workman

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flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless

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a lot; loads; plenty

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scoundrel; rascal; villain

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to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)

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to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out

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fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material

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staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor

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fourth

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subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)

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

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Mrs

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to be profitable; to yield a profit

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private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular

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fraud; swindle

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to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

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technique; art; skill; move

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to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

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prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot

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popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for

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tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

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(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

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open sea; Okinawa

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exile; banishment

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heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour

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ten years; decade

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confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)

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jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point

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to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject

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to snatch from; to steal from

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feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely

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speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)

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(interior) corner of a house

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dislike; disgust; disinclination; tired of

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