jpdb beta

tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)

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and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

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hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

1

yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

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traveling patent-medicine salesman; medicine peddler

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Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker

2

hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo

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inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

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indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

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to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

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such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

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place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

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to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed

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guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

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indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...

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to approach

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at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant

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another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside

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to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

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to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

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no!; no no!; no, not at all

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lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)

3

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

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one night; one evening; all night; overnight

2

request; favour (to ask); wish; please

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to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

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ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

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oh!; ah!; oh no

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doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")

2

cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull

2

right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?

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I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

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but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

4

bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful

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yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of

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seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

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very; extremely; that is

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kampō; traditional (herbal) medicine based on ancient Chinese medicine

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

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else; in addition; besides

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missus; missis; proprietress (of a shop, restaurant, etc.); landlady; hostess

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this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

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well, I must admit ...

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building

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itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally

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I; me

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daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

1

period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

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from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")

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to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

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