jpdb beta

money-making

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such; like that; that sort of; very

8

soon; in the near future

2

seam; seal (e.g. envelope); writing on the seal of an envelope

3

Johns

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Hopkins

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highest institute of education

1

600; six hundred

1

contribution; donation

2

the big two...; two major...; two main...

1

wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)

1

cent

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train; electric train

4

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

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banker; bank proprietor; bank manager

1

at least; at most; (even) just

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large enterprise; big business; large undertaking

2

monologue; soliloquy; German (language)

1

educational institution; academic centre; academic center

1

patient

1

to rescue from; to help out of; to save

3

bearing in mind (a thought, feeling, etc.); embrace; hug; (arch.) bosom; (arch.) (breast) pocket

1

parasite

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teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer

1

pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely

2

indigenous person; inhabitant of a country; local; native; local lords and samurai; daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)

3

country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)

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mountain cherry (Cerasus jamasakura)

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Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo

2

child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

1

strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit

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nice guy

2

clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor

1

before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently

1

(not) in any way; in no way

1

indicate reason; infers some protest

1

commander; general; leader

1

self-indulgence; looseness; dissolution; licence; license

1

rare; uncommon

1

senior; older

1

old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch

1

a bit more; a bit longer

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to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after

1

anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

1

long life

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bitter experience

2

poor health; ill health; unhealthy

3

half share; half a man

2

speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence

2

candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice

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