jpdb beta

to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire

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wanderer

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bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden

4

dialect; provincialism

3

very interesting; of great interest

1

cross mark; demerit mark; an X

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Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)

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Ostrov Kunashir (island)

1

(one's) pay; wages

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just a little

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used article (esp. clothes)

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cloth bag

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dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

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to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below

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red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus)

4

broad-bladed kitchen knife (for dressing fish)

4

searching for a marriage partner (after having divorced once or more)

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factory boat (ship); floating cannery

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independent fishing boat

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harbour; harbor; port

2

sentiment; feeling

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rhythmical; rhythmic; well-paced

1

overwork; strain

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to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)

2

nodding off (while sitting); dozing

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cotton gloves; working gloves

2

tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person

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clapper; noisemaker; bird rattle; naruko; wooden clapper (held in both hands and shaken)

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sleepiness; drowsiness

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to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen

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supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor

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disapproval; disagreement

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to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

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skilled worker; skilled labour

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from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because

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southern barbarians (name used in ancient China for non-Chinese ethnic groups to the south); South-East Asian countries (in the late-Muromachi and Edo periods); Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal and their South-East Asian colonies; late-Muromachi and Edo periods); foreign (of goods from South-East Asia and Western Europe); exotic (esp. in a Western European or South-East Asian style); chili pepper; nanban

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skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity

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skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship

2

basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...

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minced meat or fish that is seasoned and fried (usu. served on top of rice); tattered; ragged; fine; small

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lower grade; low class; junior (officer)

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work clothes; business suit

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monpe; (women's) baggy work pants gathered at the ankles

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child; kid; brat

1

to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

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stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge

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parchment paper

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boiler

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inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary

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to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)

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