jpdb beta

building

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top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet

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to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear

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foundation stone; cornerstone

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to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset

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stop talking nonsense; don't be ridiculous; give me a break

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lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity

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lineage of eldest son

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collateral family; subsidiary line; affiliate; coset

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to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage

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heir; inheritor; successor

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theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

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to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember

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in haste

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to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

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the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like

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unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom

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to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss

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low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

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aunt; old lady; ma'am

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to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

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gossip

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portrait

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shy person

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mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly

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to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly

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on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually

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shy; bashful; timid; reserved

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bashful person; very shy person

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maximum; extreme; utmost

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we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual

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to lack

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wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car

1

teapot

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family chart and personal history

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to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)

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to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete

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outside the country; abroad

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fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk

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enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly

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mainly; primarily

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one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)

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many children; large family

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simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

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to keep an eye on; to take care of

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deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation

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to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many

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to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

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beautiful face; good looks; beauty

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prominence; superiority

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