jpdb beta

century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time

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businessman; industrialist

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wooden; made of wood

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mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly

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clockwork (motor, etc.); spring action

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toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything

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adult; grown-up

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interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design

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to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive

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unnecessary; unneeded

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explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid

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to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous

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existing; living; extant

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republication; reissue; reprinting; reproduction

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nostalgia for the good old days; taste for the past; retro tastes

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young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters

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(article of) folk craft

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to acquire a position; to hold an appointment

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former years; formerly; a few years ago

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craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman

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industrial arts; craft

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company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.

1

manufactured goods; finished goods; product

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mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet

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corner; nook

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to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

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Halloween

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head; cranium; cephalic

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pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash

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hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker

1

joint (knee, elbow, etc.)

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thread; yarn; string

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to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)

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pedestal

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to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on

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spring

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operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking

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music box; musical box

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tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre

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swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering

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charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement

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one may well say so, but ...; even more than

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faint; slight; vague; nebulous; indeterminate; tinge of ...

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weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly

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coexistence; living together

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dilettante; person of fantastic taste

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not only ... but (also); as well as ...

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general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different

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common people; ordinary people; masses

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soldier; combatant; warrior

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