jpdb beta

plain knitting

4

still (continuing); as ever; further

1

course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)

1

to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

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foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature

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(most) basic of basics

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garter stitch

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to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk

1

stockinet; stockinette; plain knitting; stocking stitch

1

degree of difficulty; difficulty level

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purl (stitch); purl knitting

1

action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior

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learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)

1

demand for; request

1

along; parallel to; in accordance with

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

copybook; model; pattern

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to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly

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perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

1

to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be

1

idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim

1

execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment

1

to be of use as a reference; to be helpful

1

awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained

1

precisely because

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thread; yarn; string

1

care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter

2

committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting

1

call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

1

exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak

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women's goods

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coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment

3

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

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blouse

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six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)

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five o'clock

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forty; 40

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half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%

1

coming home from school

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bell (often a large hanging bell); chime

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end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)

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for this reason

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we; us

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(a) look; gaze

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to cause someone to worry

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thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

3

position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

1

ridiculous; odd

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dim; gloomy

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