jpdb beta

senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer

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un-; non-; negative prefix

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indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

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sage

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cluster; clique; faction; fan group

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top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile

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pupil; student; schoolchild

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to spread; to be propagated

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prediction; prophecy; prognostication

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to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with

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being very busy; busyness

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a throw; a fall

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supplementary biography; anecdote; side story; spin-off

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new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer

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merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper

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Gleig; Greg; Gregg

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fame; distinction; rise; advancement

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newspaper

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the rounds of tradesmen going door to door; route man; door-to-door tradesman; thief taker; secret policeman

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means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull

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connection; pull

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remuneration; recompense; reward; toll

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achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record

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idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim

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to cultivate; to foster

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earnings

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funds; capital

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shop; store

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business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy

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contraction of "koto da"

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one's home; one's house

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living; lifestyle; living room

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to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff

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succession; continuation; series; sequence

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fortune-telling; divination

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Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore

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mystery; mysteriousness; secret

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house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building

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foreign country

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tourist

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to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)

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promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first

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stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy

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forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding

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to buy; to purchase

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auction

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acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for

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golem

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to knock down the price of; to make a successful bid (for an article); to buy at auction

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to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out

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