jpdb beta

rental fee; rent; hire charge

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discount; reduced rate

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to sharpen one's claws

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small change

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apple core; core of an apple

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fabric store; draper; dry-goods store

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coin purse

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thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)

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excavation team; dig team

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thawb (ankle-length Arab garment); thobe

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(death from) starvation; starving to death

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consummation of a marriage

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reseller; scalper

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lustful person

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terms and conditions (e.g. of a purchase or trade)

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to tear off; to rip off

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to pluck; to pick; to nip off

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sand bath

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penniless; extremely poor; destitute

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orphan

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taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton

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raisin; raisins

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One Thousand and One Nights; Arabian Nights

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medicine man; shaman; faith healer; witch doctor; exorcist

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indigo dye

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giving something a try because it will not do any harm

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god of military arts

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pinhole

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older; elderly

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wholesale arrest; round-up

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splash; plop

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sword play; samurai drama

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intending to persuade someone and instead being persuaded oneself; going for wool and coming home shorn; the biter bit; (lit.) the mummy hunter himself becomes a mummy

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at present; now

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mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup; corn syrup

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barmaid; waitress

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place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on

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cleaning woman

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cross-border

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to give out (off) fragrance

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to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)

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trading vessel

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inlay (work); inlaying

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to be widely recognized; to be famous

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already published

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disdaining everybody; not caring an ounce about other people's feelings

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to dash off; to write freely

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taking a cut (of someone else's money); taking a rake-off; pocketing a kickback; skimming (a percentage of the profits, proceeds, etc.)

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to catch fish

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commanding a subordinate

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