jpdb beta

to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to

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to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)

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uniform

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clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress

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to take time

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to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress

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again; once more; a second time

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trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

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the other day; a few days ago

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someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)

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various

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high rice field; very fertile rice field

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just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

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change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange

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thread; yarn; string

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to become frayed; to become loose

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to resew; to remake

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back; behind; rear

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Magic Tape (brand of hook-and-loop fastener, equiv. to Velcro)

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similar

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time; labour; labor

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to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down

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to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

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to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence

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to build; to construct

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(one's parents') home

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in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless

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gravesite; tomb

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to have a talk; to tell a story

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right; privilege

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

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... is the reason; ... is my excuse

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to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite

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profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

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play facility; fairground attraction; playground facility; amusement facility

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to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt

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to play a trick; to put up a false show; to deceive someone; to put on a play; to present a play; to give a play

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to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

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honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

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sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

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glory

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achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization

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joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing

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very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow

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desire; appetite; lust

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as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

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clearing one's throat; cough

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verification; inspection

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to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

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irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate

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