jpdb beta

skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship

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to weave in (a pattern, colour, material, etc.)

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pocket

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to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve

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ribbon

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back; behind; rear

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to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

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alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

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ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic

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properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly

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fashion

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than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except

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alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner

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direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

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interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

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time; hour; period; class

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finite; limited

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to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

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(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

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compared with

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shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation

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very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

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to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated

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bath

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neat (personal appearance); tidy

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to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...

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to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear

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itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally

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simply put

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another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside

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compared to

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colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance

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one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer

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it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?

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heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle

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to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

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various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)

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considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

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to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure

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to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

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to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)

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result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)

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hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo

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although I say; although one might say; although called

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scrap of cloth; odds and ends

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only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

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most numerous

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environment; surroundings; circumstances

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regulation; adjustment; control

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cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)

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