jpdb beta

leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)

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form; shape; figure; visage

1

to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)

4

nature; property; disposition

2

to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly

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at that time; in those days

4

carpenter

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terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

1

further; above; anymore

1

present; gift

2

wise; clever; smart

1

occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling

1

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

4

body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)

4

to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

4

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

2

to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander

2

metropolis; big city

1

to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

1

renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; makeover; updating

1

new building; new construction

1

construction site

1

to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see

1

to complete decisively; to do to completion

1

according to (someone)

1

to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with

3

origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature

2

to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)

1

altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced

2

wind and rain; rainstorm

2

earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)

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Liang dynasty (China, 502-557)

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needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

2

a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number

6

playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)

1

to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize

1

to jar; to creak; to grate

4

meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)

1

firm; strong; solid; stable

2

center; centre

1

exploitation; overuse; abuse

1

line of flow

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one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

3

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

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living space

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durability

1

regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on

1

regret; repentance

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leading part; leading actor; leading actress

2

inevitable; necessary

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