jpdb beta

to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)

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loom

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separate building; outbuilding; outhouse

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silkworm-raising room

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silkworm (Bombyx mori)

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to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

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thread; yarn; string

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(on) one's own; (by) oneself

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care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation

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female servant

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busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

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young; youthful

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to employ; to hire; to charter

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to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

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day and night; around the clock

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to watch over; to watch attentively

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broiled eel served over rice in a lacquered box; broiled eel and rice served in two separate stacked boxes, with eel in top box and rice in bottom box

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manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party

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life circumstances; lifestyle; (family) finances

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to care for someone; to look after someone

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discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability

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we

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still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

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to weave

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silk

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fabric; cloth; textiles; measure of kimono material

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to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get

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white background; blank; female virgin

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the other day; lately; recently; during this period

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to weave up into fabric

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delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)

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texture; space between threads (i.e. in cloth)

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ability; skill; facility

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to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither

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year by year; annually; every year; from year to year

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ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat

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skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery

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flattery; compliment

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weave; weaving; woven item

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master; expert

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polish; improvement; burnishing

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(one's) late mother

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house where one was born; one's parents' house

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handwork; handcraft; manual labor; manual labour; working with one's hands

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servant; menial

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(means of) raising money

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side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending

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trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

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naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord

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to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

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