jpdb beta

A1; top class; best quality goods

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

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Turkey; turquoise

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blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature

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glaze; overglaze; enamel

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bronze

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Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice

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yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?

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then; well; so; be; is

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this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

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at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

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OK; okay

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be; is

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to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

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please (give me); please (do for me)

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please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of

2

busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

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

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

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other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but

2

where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

2

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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to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

5

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

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let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...

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warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown

2

pair

2

hermitage; retreat

2

separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)

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indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

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to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

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that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

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there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you

2

flower vase

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huh?; what's up?

5

you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

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that; those; the

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Kamakura (city)

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old Japanese-style house

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dismantling a (historic) building and reconstructing it elsewhere

1

lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb

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store; shop

1

was

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terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

3

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

3

if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question

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work; job; labor; work

3

all; entire; whole; altogether

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Rika

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Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

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