jpdb beta

period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; one-year period

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learning by watching others; learning by imitation; following by example

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skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

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devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

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gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin

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liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity

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sake cup; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food

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moderate; proper; just right

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to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close

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this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that

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rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom

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corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings; bend (in a road, river, etc.)

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to keep a watchful eye on

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restless; fidgety; in a hurry

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to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)

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drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness

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to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night

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why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

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to find fault with

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appearance; look; dress

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by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate

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fair-skinned; light-complexioned

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making one's way in the world; (making a) living; (earning a) livelihood; business; trade; occupation

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stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration

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spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted

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probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid

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toolbox

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before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later

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

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clear; serene

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to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick

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man of influence

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likes and dislikes

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to be profitable; to yield a profit

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(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit

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to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)

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once again; yet again; (there you go) again

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to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender

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to fail in one's social duties

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to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude

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to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger

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kicking (an opponent)

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worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched

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company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating

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awe; fear; dread; fright

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the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)

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obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant

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to be busy at work; to work diligently

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inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round

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fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence

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