jpdb beta

fifteen; 15

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tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)

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to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe

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make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...

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long desk; long table

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enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)

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plain; plateau; tableland

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cover; lid; cap

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to look old; to get old

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wooden box; wooden crate

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four corners; four ordinal directions

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to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

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sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)

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flour; meal; powder; heroin

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stone dust; feldspar dust; limestone powder

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to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl

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smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed

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odorless; odourless; unscented

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around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing

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off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory

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empty box

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to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort

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easy-to-understand

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extra; excess; surplus

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to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down

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to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

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to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)

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acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent

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preface; introduction; preamble

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stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)

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charm; spell; curse; malediction; dharani; mantra

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document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone

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curio; antique

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cylindrical; tubular

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paper

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probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid

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old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

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

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just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment

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damage; breakage

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judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal

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to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

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sigh; long breath

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strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)

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knotted cord; cord for fastening clothes, etc.

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task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work

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reading comprehension

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altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced

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improved version; variant (of a pathogen)

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character string

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