jpdb beta

to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)

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before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill

3

cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant

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scarlet; red

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carpet; rug (esp. felt)

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to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

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couch; bench; ottoman

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to provide; to arrange; to install

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nape of the neck

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clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress

1

appointment

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memory; sense; experience

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to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous

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this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about

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twentieth day of the month; twenty days

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

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one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month

2

now; nowadays

3

100; hundred

2

at regular intervals; evenly spaced

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to increase; to multiply

3

1,000; thousand

7

so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...

2

be; is

2

impossible; unlikely; improbable

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at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else

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to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

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intelligence or information network

2

behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy

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carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease

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to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

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to become vulgar; to coarsen

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mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

2

plainly; clearly; vividly

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to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)

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uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

3

use; utilization; utilisation; application

3

to be blinded by greed

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superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart

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to frown; to squint

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some; any; please; anyway; anyhow

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as you see; as you can see

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a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

1

idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely

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reply; response; answer

2

pocket

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ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card

2

several sheets (flat objects)

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banknote; bill; note; paper money

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hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste

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