jpdb beta

chapel; place of worship (esp. Christian); place of worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)

3

unanticipated; unexpected

2

persuasion

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dress

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clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress

6

ignoring (one thing) for (another)

2

for use by children; for children

1

(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

1

to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

2

tradition; convention

2

sewing; needlework

2

although I say; although one might say; although called

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et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth

1

pattern paper (for dressmaking)

2

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl

1

signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

1

several minutes; a few minutes

1

piece of cloth

2

making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi

1

to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose

1

fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

1

face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect

1

lint (as in a clothes dryer or a pocket); waste thread; fibers, such as might wrap around the gears in small mechanisms and cause them to jam; fluff

1

full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

1

the person in question; the person themselves; said person

5

exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin

2

trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

1

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call

1

forcibly; against one's will

2

secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

5

after a long time; for the first time in a while

2

proneness to being ill; being sick a lot; proneness to disease

1

rarely; seldom

1

here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over

1

only; sole; unique

3

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

1

upturned eyes

1

to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself

2

to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected

1

to ascertain; to check; to make sure

1

pure white; snow white

3

to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

1

state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances

5

anything and everything; just about everything

1

to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with

1

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

3

to cause someone to worry

1

had better ...; had better not ...

2

seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)

1

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

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