jpdb beta

origin; beginning

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end of last year

1

major cleanup; spring cleaning

1

underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret

1

storehouse; warehouse; godown

2

naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt

2

pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe

1

ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling

4

closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently

1

to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread

2

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

1

few decades; many decades; several decades

1

junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends

1

program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance

3

item; something that one "just has to have"

1

schedule

1

clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor

2

disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty

1

... is the reason; ... is my excuse

1

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

2

to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit

1

to assort; to classify; to journalize (in accounting); to journalise

1

very busy (person or thing)

1

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

2

slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably

2

to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of

1

at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

1

bag; satchel; briefcase; basket

1

fastener; zipper

1

furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality

1

a bundle; a hundred

1

Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper

2

measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment

1

paper

1

end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

1

worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

3

manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution

18

present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)

1

science fiction; sci-fi; SF

10

community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border

1

child prodigy; wonder child

1

water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)

10

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

10

weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)

3

phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item

1

debut novel

1

oh!; oh?; my!

1

knowing; (an) acquaintance

3

title (of a work of art)

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snail

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