jpdb beta

exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting

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hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined

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perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues

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to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

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chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)

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methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it

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old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self

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to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance

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start of work; commencement; opening

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one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)

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eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo

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system; institution; organization; organisation

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introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation

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country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)

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Japan

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Europe and America; the West

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foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese

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commentator

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to vacuum; to clean with a vacuum cleaner

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to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate

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seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

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home economics

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morals

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general; popular; common; typical

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cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging

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time; hour; period; class

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soundproofing

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felt

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flooring (material)

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to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay

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wiping with a damp cloth

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wax (for polishing)

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special; particular; peculiar; unique

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noise barrier; soundproof wall; soundwall; sound barrier

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occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

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dust; one ten-billionth

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to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

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degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about

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built-in; fixed; attached

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time; labour; labor

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(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)

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vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover

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parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering

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blackboard

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frame (i.e. of a sliding door); crosspiece; bar; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); rung (of a ladder)

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window

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circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

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Beethoven

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Mozart

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picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

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