jpdb beta

to get a break; to be timely; to obtain a favorable opportunity

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flourishing (of plants); thriving; luxuriant growth; growing lushly; rankness (of weeds)

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flowery words; rhetorical flourishes

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just one person; only one

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Caraffa

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waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl

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taste; flavour; flavor

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big problem; major issue; big controversy

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fasting

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general remarks

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seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment

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item-by-item discussion; itemized discussion; detailed exposition; detailed discussion

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to dish up; to arrange (food) on a plate

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next

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to lose something

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to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark

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to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone

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in good order; in perfect order; orderly; well-organized

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to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire

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to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)

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architrave

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eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building

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bellows (of an accordion, camera, etc.); cornice; rickrack; ricrac; pleated shape; accordion pleats

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Corinthian order

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pilaf topped with bechamel or other cheese-based sauce, then oven baked

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occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream

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association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion

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metonymy

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metaphor

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simile

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expression; phraseology

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maidservant; housemaid; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady; (arch.) lady

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function; facility; faculty; feature

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cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)

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a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose

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honorific title

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having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal

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Aretino

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circuitous; roundabout; indirect

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exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose

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ordinary; commonplace

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far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for

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to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with

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Regulus (star in the constellation Leo); Alpha Leonis

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home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country

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in all

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estate; plot of land

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tenant farmer

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farming implement; farm tools

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naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting

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