jpdb beta

question; query

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seventy; 70

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so much; so; like that

4

in a line; in a row

2

force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party

1

huh?; what's up?

5

angle

2

timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish

1

sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive

1

to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

5

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

1

unsigned; without a signature

1

creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright

1

unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom

2

Edo period (1603-1868)

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gunsmith

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craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter

1

originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)

2

to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby

2

fourth

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wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds

6

three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem

1

completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently

1

multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of

2

(feather) duster; dusting

1

turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling

3

new book; new publication

4

to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer

1

careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking

1

to call in; to invite; to bring in

1

leaflet; flyer; scattering; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand

1

attracting customers

1

satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable

2

business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs

2

to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off

1

dress; outfit

1

mimicry; mimesis; camouflage

1

to come to mind; to pop into one's head

1

billowy; fluffy; cloudlike; tenderly; amiably; softly

4

sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)

1

(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)

4

to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort

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reserving; storing; setting aside; laying away

1

niece

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time (three times, each time, etc.); times

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

3

to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on

4

hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

2

boyfriend; he; him

3

affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like

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