jpdb beta

... is the reason; ... is my excuse

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instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

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a long time ago; in those days

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long ago; once upon a time

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old man; old geezer

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to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

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because of; owing to; due to

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to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

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I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

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netsuke; carved toggle used to tether a small container to the sash of a robe

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Tadasuke

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to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)

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all over Japan

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turbulent (troubled) times; turbulent war period

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to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

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fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize

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people; men and women; each person; everybody

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to take over; to hand over

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handicraft; industrial art object

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decoration; ornament; trimmings

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festival float

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technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

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to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

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to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)

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inlay (work); inlaying

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work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device

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gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday

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to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for

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artistry; artistic quality; artistic character

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to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter

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period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

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peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky

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to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit

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mass production

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screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)

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to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

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bottom; sole

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manufacture; production

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to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter

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metal fittings; metal fixtures

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mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet

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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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gunstock

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gun barrel

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to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

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to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

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following year

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ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down

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seed; pit

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to live; to get along; to spend (time)

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