jpdb beta

about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

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phosphorescent light; mysterious lights on the sea; sea fire

3

to bloom in profusion

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lushly green; verdant

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town; block; downtown; main street; street; road

1

construction; establishment

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log-house

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foreign; abroad; overseas

1

to refer to; to use as reference

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three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold

1

present-day; nowadays

1

to wear; to be dressed in; to have on

1

fireplace; hearth; stove

2

cloth-covered

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couch; bench; ottoman

1

I see; that's right; indeed

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aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

1

to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake

1

platform; home; home base; home plate

1

home area; home town; local

1

visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings

1

to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself

1

timing

1

conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview

1

to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender

1

not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned

1

in addition

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minimum; lowest; minimal; least

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prompt; immediate; in real time

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first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

1

you (plural); all of you; you all

1

elite; best; pick; cream of the crop

1

covert action; covert operations

1

exposure; disclosure

1

to charge to the company; to put on an expense account; to write off as an expense

1

spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration

1

mental condition; state of mind; mentality

1

unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

1

(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone

1

several weeks; a few weeks

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every day and every night

1

great haste; mad rush

1

troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)

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thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate

1

real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

1

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

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

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pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)

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important person

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