jpdb beta

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

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really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way

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small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest

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prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout

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inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary

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inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

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street vendor; stallholder; stallkeeper

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to buy; to purchase

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proper; reasonable; right; appropriate

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means; way; measure

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incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion

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on the cheap side; comparatively cheap; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a lower score

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to get information out of a person; to begin listening

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more than usual

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somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion

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taciturn

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to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

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Baeck; Bech; Beck; Becque; Bek; Boeckh

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and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so

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to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized

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street stall; stand; booth

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to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise

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cast iron

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signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name

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vast; limitless; boundless

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to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

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dead of night; midnight

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business; trade; operations; sales

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head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host

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suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

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to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

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fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth

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mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress

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shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

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that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?

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to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out

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acute ear; good ear

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one room

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stopping one night

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portion for two people

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morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning

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bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)

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beyond this point; from now on; after this

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public bathhouse; bathhouse proprietor

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house; one's house; one's home; one's family

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discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced

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stingy; cheap; very frugal

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lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs

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unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy

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cheap hotel

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