jpdb beta

for heaven's sake (Pete's, mercy's, etc.); for pity's sake; oh stop; lay off

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anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means

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one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances

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to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder

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nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

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what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

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stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)

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well; now; then

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here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

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Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo

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ukiyoe artist

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Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)

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place where one works; construction site; working area

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very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

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to be in disorder; to lie scattered around

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appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

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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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Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

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that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

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head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

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cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

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to hate; to dislike

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by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

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there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you

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spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb

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favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)

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actor print; ukiyo-e print of kabuki actors

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reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight

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illustration (e.g. book); picture

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any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

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way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)

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figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition

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small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive

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work; job; labor; work

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master; teacher; stable master

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style of painting

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brushwork; handling of one's brush; command of one's pen; penmanship

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eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

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to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)

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name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

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to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous

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(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all

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tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training

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to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard

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we

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to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage

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to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

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only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

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whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)

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chimes; toll of a bell

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