jpdb beta

only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

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so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

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nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously

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spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety

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to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

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confections; sweets; candy; cake

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the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar

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mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice

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growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension

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eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting

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reading (books)

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to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

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everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

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to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out

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congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!

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congratulations

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now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

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first dream of the New year (believed to foretell one's luck); (arch.) dream on the night of setsubun

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huge; gigantic; enormous

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to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence

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Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san

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to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on

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wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!

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so much; so; like that

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to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size

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happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying

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miniature; miniature figure; miniature model

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as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually

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reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)

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now; the present time; just now; another; more

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less than ...; smaller ...

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meaning; called; said

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yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh

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shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock

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to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

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this year

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goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark

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by the end of this year; before the year comes to a close; during this year

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book; volume; this; present; main; head; real

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counter for books; volume

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to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)

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acting ability; talent as a performer

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

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person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

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to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

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to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...

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as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...

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pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

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support

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coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere

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