jpdb beta

ancient times

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scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean

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rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous

3

somehow; for some reason or other

1

leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)

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messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things

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to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize

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to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in

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suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort

2

to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort

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as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather

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to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)

2

to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

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wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

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to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

1

to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death

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to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)

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knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning

1

tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

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to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

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acquaintance

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urgency; emergency

1

to need; to demand; to take; to require

1

clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)

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hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

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achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization

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place of destination

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whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt

2

just above; right overhead

1

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

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business; trade; operations; sales

1

a few hours

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prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout

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pedestrian traffic

1

to some extent; to a certain extent

1

rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds

1

(someone else's) daughter

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yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

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to throw at; to turn; to raise

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middle-aged man

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people; men and women; each person; everybody

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downtown

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sympathy; empathy; response

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on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead

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being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)

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if you do this; if this is the case

1

doggie; pooch; bow-wow

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the ... in question

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faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true

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chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople

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