jpdb beta

style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing

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feeble

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heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained

1

strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger

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to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against

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that person; that gentleman; that lady

2

to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

2

saying something many times

1

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

1

clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright

1

this sort of; this type of

1

to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

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talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting

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something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another

3

stand-in; proxy; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to one's remaining ramen broth)

1

that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

1

body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander

1

to rely on

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to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

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contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

2

to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout

5

labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands

1

skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship

1

to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

4

evening meal; dinner

1

presenting (to)

1

good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient

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to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)

2

more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

2

with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word

1

smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious

2

to lay aside; to set aside

1

absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)

3

to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)

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noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together

1

wooden box; wooden crate

1

to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd

3

to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move

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to cultivate a better understanding

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to put it in an extreme way; to put it in extreme terms

1

notification; pre-1886 administrative order

1

mechanical

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not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover

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intention; aim; design

1

explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation

1

fixed quantity

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change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification

1

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

1

(find) common (meeting) ground

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pen

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