jpdb beta

good (place to leave off); convenient

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sic

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screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)

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for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

7

block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)

5

the very thing; itself

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thorough; exhaustive; complete

12

remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation

1

structure

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part of a building where water is circulated (kitchen, bathroom, etc.); wet area

1

exchangeable; convertible; transferable; replaceable

1

floorboard

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partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing

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to tear off; to rip off

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to move (something) to another location; to change the position of; to rearrange; to replace; to exchange; to switch

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entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with

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skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good

2

carpenter

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plan; blueprint

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there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately

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using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on

1

devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

2

perusal; one reading; reading through (once)

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

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duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration

1

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

9

phrase; clause; basic linguistic unit in Japanese grammar

1

order; turn

9

adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)

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adverb

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respect; esteem; regard

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description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance

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to write in more information; to add (a paragraph, more lines, etc.); to tack on

2

selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject

1

hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible

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reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of

3

with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff

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the former; the first

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to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish

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to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)

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the latter; the second; successor; descendant

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to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

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means; way; method; measure

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literary

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ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery

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to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered

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commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise

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to pay attention; to be watchful

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to reach; to get to

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composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization

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