jpdb beta

tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet

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this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

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splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

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to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear

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big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important

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-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

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but; however; although

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night; evening; dinner

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to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

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sorry; excuse me; thank you

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come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something

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to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)

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Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about

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classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)

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coal

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to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move

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extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

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to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn

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is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

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thrift; economy; frugality

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tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe

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to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

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fireplace; hearth; stove

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cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

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such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

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glass; pane

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to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone

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work; job; labor; work

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already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more

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lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many

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to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

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mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging

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huh?; what's up?

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bucket; pail

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in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er

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-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust

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something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

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(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

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any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

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to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

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then; well; so; well then

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but; however; although

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a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

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kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice

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pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely

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who

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benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted

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thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

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(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)

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