jpdb beta

brush tip; first on a list; head; chief

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government district

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the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); west-northwest; ninth month of the lunar calendar

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office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)

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day and night; around the clock

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to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords

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battlefield; battleground

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enterprise; business; company; corporation

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street; quarter; district; area

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nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)

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to rank next to; to come after

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town; city; municipal; urban

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long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop

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rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new

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major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major

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minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)

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size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)

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shop; store

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to stand side by side; to stand in a row

2

terminal

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town; block; downtown; main street; street; road

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scale; scope; plan; structure

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aforementioned; above-mentioned

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still; even now

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district; section; sector

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commerce; trade; business

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point of view

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neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

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area; region

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a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)

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to tower above; to stand out

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crossing a border (illegally); border violation; border transgression

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one large ...; a great ...

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commercial city

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gun; rifle; small arms

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female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress

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medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic

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saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb

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(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to

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many; a lot; much; multitude

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miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized

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at any rate; anyhow

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adult

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direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter

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have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

5

entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)

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railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations

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to go down and stand; to alight; to get down

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crowd of people

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carelessly; inattentively

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