jpdb beta

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

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sudden rise to power; sudden rise in prosperity

4

master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy

1

marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons

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silver-gray hair; silver-grey hair; handsome grey-haired man; silver fox

1

employee; worker

4

imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate

2

(wedding) aisle

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before god; before an altar

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bridal costume; wedding dress

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east coast

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Massachusetts

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state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture

2

northeastern part; the northeast

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Suffolk (UK)

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megalopolis; megacity; supercity

2

Boston

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bar; pub; tavern

2

son of a bitch; piece of shit

1

prestigious university

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finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit

3

to throw oneself (into an activity)

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discerning eye

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to come to an agreement

2

four o'clock

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to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age

1

sharp and able person

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razor; razor-sharp (mind, intellect, etc.); keen; astute person; person of keen intellect

1

funds; capital

1

ability; capability; skill

1

pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting

1

general (civil engineering and construction) contractor

2

strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person

1

biological child; one's own child

5

to incur someone's enmity

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to guess; to conjecture; to surmise

1

purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce

2

smoking area; smoking corner

2

person who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting

3

bedtime

2

individual difference

1

to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate

1

library; book collection; paperback book

1

mental image; mental picture; image

5

group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)

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pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading

2

literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)

1

imagined landscape; scenery in one's mind's eye

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Miyazawa Kenji (1896-1933)

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katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords

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