jpdb beta

magic mallet; lucky mallet; nursery-tale mallet that delivers one's heart's desire at a wave

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link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging

2

to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

1

bottle

1

sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing

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exceptional

2

slice; small piece

2

email with attached photos sent from a mobile phone; photo taken with a mobile phone; taking a photo with a mobile phone

2

to focus on; to bring into focus

1

telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone

3

these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)

1

flowers planted together

1

trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype

1

friend

1

naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank

1

opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)

2

hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

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square; rectangular

2

absolute secrecy

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bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible

2

confession

1

to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of

1

position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint

1

hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done

3

to cut into (a conversation); to interject

2

need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist

1

emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence

2

to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)

1

service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services

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being very busy; busyness

2

carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease

2

common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known

1

to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations

1

to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject

2

to look around; to tour

1

of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)

1

reopening a shop after renovation; post-refurbishment reopening

1

after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

2

quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony

1

door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch

1

static electricity

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merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family

3

favourite child; favourite student; apple of one's eye

1

long telephone conversation; being on the phone for a long time

1

obstruction; hindrance

1

putting off; postponing

4

to hear a rumor; to get wind of

2

all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation

1

expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent

2

very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular

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