jpdb beta

Beijing (China); Peking

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maker; builder; creator; tenant farmer

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executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements

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to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into

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trawl; troll

3

revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing

1

warning sound

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paste; glue; clothing starch

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uniformity; equality

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ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out

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I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit

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plantation

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unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion

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clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another

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public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding

1

to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart

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favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape

1

cream puff

3

former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend

1

as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit

1

to dispose of; to sell off

1

vibrator

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mass production

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the way one talks; one's way of speaking

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to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded

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tiny; little; wee

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to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful

1

recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)

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kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)

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matcha; powdered green tea

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special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director

2

to eat a mouthful; to take a bite

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Tuesday

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getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one

1

odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...

1

unique; individual; original; unusual

3

specialist shop; shop specializing in a few types of product

1

prefectural governor

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to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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(romantic) love

2

wind and rain; rainstorm

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to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place

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to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge

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than; other than; except; but

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hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding

1

modern times; the modern age; this day and age

1

passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy

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concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design

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parfait

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Gau; Gault; Got

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