jpdb beta

exhausting work; hard work; severe duty

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I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

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senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer

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to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve

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willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition

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to lie deep in; to extend far back

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thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)

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to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)

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corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)

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existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

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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

keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

3

plate (often as in "tectonic plate")

2

to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

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sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness

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dim; gloomy

5

unopened (state); with an unbroken seal

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cardboard box; carton; corrugated box

3

to pile up; to accumulate

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softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is

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to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

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dusty

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to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink

3

box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

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with the exception of; excepting; excluding

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cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

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tool; implement; instrument; equipment

3

plastic container (e.g. gas can, water can or similar)

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et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance

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easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going

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to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

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locker; rocker

10

door; gate; opening; title page

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to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard

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completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all

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storage room; storeroom; lumber room

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isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

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don't you think?; indicates question

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to take a step backward; to retreat a step

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to all appearances; no matter how you look at it

5

to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show

3

to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold

4

to look around; to survey

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right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right

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smallish; on the small side

2

desk; copy editor

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one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of

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made of metal

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drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu

4

equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)

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