jpdb beta

filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid

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behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast

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to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

2

party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner

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judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire

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to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

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proposal; proposition; suggestion

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enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly

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to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous

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library (usu. single-room); small library

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intellectual

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ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself

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papyrus

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parchment

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handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn

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book; volume

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discovery; detection; finding

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old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book

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to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)

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corner; nook

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to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

3

to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)

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tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of

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vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits

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prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively

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retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)

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to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying

2

one fifth part

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silver coin

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vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

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et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like

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

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with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically

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to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch

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notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal

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busy place; busy street; place that's always bustling with people; amusement quarters

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inquisitiveness

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praise; extolment; extollment

3

to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on

2

low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

2

to spread; to be propagated

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one by one; each; every; at intervals of

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to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with

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sightseeing; scout; patrol; watchtower; lookout

2

to come and see (someone, something); to visit

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double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

1

to increase; to multiply

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centre of attention; center of attention

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mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)

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while; even though; despite

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