jpdb beta

various articles

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antique store

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antique; curio

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in a row; in a line

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to wear out (clothing)

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felt

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zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals

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to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded

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piece of evidence; evidence

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just now; a little while back; a short time ago

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to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

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a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number

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scorn; disdain; contempt

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sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care

1

trace; vestige; evidence

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How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

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to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)

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to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession

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friend

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public prosecutor

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remembering (and honoring) the teachings of Buddha

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I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

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pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency

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to be of help; to be useful; to go toward

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not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

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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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(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene

1

person who introduces someone; introducer

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occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling

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particularly; especially; in particular; expressly

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to show

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subcutaneous

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halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

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caressing; loving dearly

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to twirl; to spin; to fiddle with; to change (e.g. wording)

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depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)

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faint smile

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one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

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old furniture; curios; secondhand goods

1

price; cost; value; worth; value

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enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful

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seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause

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Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)

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amount; quantity

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to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces

2

burn hole; scorch

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fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends

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burial

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official; civil service

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I; me; my humble self

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