jpdb beta

mahjong parlour; mahjong parlor

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to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase

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tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)

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to be profitable; to yield a profit

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elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients

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skilled mahjong player

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youngster; neophyte; greenhorn

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expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by

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mahjong table

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fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line

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Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era

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latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester

1

till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)

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peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic

4

clientele; customer stratum

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nominal; in name (only)

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name (esp. on a deed, contract, work, etc.); formal name; moral duty; justification; pretext

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operating funds

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to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals

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will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness

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substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect

2

details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view

2

drug; medicine

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smuggling; contraband trade

2

to be based in (a place)

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street; quarter; district; area

1

good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest

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wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief

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universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous

1

right and wrong; good and evil

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base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold

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police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody

3

foreign currency; foreign money; foreign exchange; foreign goods; imported goods

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tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking

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thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

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ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)

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poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want

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zone; area; belt; region

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slum

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industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation

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whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")

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funds; capital

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(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse

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(United States of) America; USA; US

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China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)

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European Union; EU

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Vatican

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third; tertiary; cubic (function, equation, etc.); third-order

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antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation

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neutral

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