jpdb beta

desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable

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Renaissance

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Gothic (style, e.g. in architecture); sans serif (typeface); gothic

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secession (esp. in art, architecture, etc.)

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household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow

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no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never

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furniture store; furniture dealer

2

leaving everything up to someone else

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to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

2

sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue

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Buddhist (household) altar

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another name; nickname; alias; synonym

1

to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully

1

this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

2

wardrobe (esp. for Western clothes); chest of drawers; clothespress; dresser; tallboy

1

to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying

1

row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)

1

centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

2

(a) row; line

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drawer

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left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one

8

middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

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centimeter (esp. of cannon caliber, etc.)

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long and narrow

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case (container); case (instance, situation); case

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in this way; like this

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to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)

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back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)

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to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely

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metal fittings; metal fixtures

2

crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care

2

immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily

2

to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with

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in any case; whatever the case may be

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outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks

2

extremely important; essential; vital; crucial

4

materials; lumber; timber

3

what's the best thing to do?; what to do?

1

careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate

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yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

2

close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

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dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity

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to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through

2

to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)

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hardness; stiffness

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tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)

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softness

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hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress

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paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree

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make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...

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