jpdb beta

business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy

1

to smile (at); to grin (at)

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while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way

3

insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile

1

servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling

1

sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

1

to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

7

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...

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long way; great distance

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from afar; over a great distance; all the way

1

approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

1

certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

2

medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State

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merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper

1

insincere laugh; insincere smile; ingratiating smile

1

to speak; to hear a voice

1

quietly; slowly; gracefully

2

attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb

2

patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering

1

to shed tears; to be moved to tears

1

faded from washing

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short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment

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obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days

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vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit

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white makeup powder; (face) powder

3

indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless

2

lipstick

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to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back

2

both hands; both arms; ten

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

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to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)

3

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?")

2

pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal

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and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that

3

to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)

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sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity

2

to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh

1

(lower) jaw; chin; mentum; chatterbox

1

to stay calm; to keep cool

1

to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed

1

mud wall with a roof; roofed mud wall

1

tear; rip; breach; spoilage; waste; wastepaper

1

another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very

1

undertaking; underwriting; acceptance

1

rarely; seldom

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body build; figure

1

is that so?; I see; right; oh

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how much; how many; however

2

rare

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ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)

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