jpdb beta

noon; midday; daytime; lunch

1

to congratulate; to celebrate

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church; congregation

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to play a leading role; to play a central part

2

just past noon; afternoon

1

horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider

1

when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

1

to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for

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to keep a watchful eye on

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in the morning; during the morning

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one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)

1

performance of one's official duties

2

desk

1

authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers

1

reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer

1

preference; priority; precedence

1

ancient script; ancient character; ancient alphabet

3

habitual use; daily use

1

mainly; primarily

1

home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains

1

to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle

1

secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang

1

beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing

1

blackboard chalk

1

to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)

1

meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally

2

full moon

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party; banquet; feast

5

easily

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(Judeo-Christian) Sabbath

2

map

1

to cross one's mind; to occur to one

1

dim; gloomy

2

back street; back alley; off-street

1

residential area

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pleasure quarter

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vacant house; unoccupied house

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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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to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex

1

tail (animal); tail end; tip

1

difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble

1

(with) only a few left; (with) little left

1

gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance

1

clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

1

to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

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a long time ago

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retirement; resignation

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innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity

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character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

1

query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

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