jpdb beta

as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to

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before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

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surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

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year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

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to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of

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oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

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watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)

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to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

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mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she

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grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

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shopping; purchased goods

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Yokohama (city)

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local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

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what time; (lit.) which hour

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to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

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lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up

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cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang

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sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent

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tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

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winter

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to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down

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that's the way it is; such is life

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this area; around here

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basin (e.g. between mountains)

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

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sea; ocean; waters

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far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

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temperature difference

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big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important

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

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particularly; especially; in particular; expressly

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

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if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...

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payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing

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to freeze

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(thick) scarf; muffler; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer

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to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

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oh, yes?; really?

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see you; bye; ciao

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Takekawa

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soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time

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science (natural sciences and related fields, incl. mathematics, engineering, medicine, etc.); faculties of science, engineering, medicine, etc. (at a university); science (as a school subject)

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room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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had better ...; had better not ...

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

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everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

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point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

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first generation; founder

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sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)

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a little; a few; small; only; just; merely

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