jpdb beta

older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy

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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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aloneness; loneliness; solitude

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wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; fervently; intently

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desk

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crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies

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to scratch; to claw

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faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

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to look around; to survey

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(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally

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to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

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after a short time; in a short while; a short time later

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quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion

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to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

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desk lamp; floor lamp; standard lamp

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stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)

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all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical

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far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

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counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); roll of cloth

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beautiful maiden; beauty

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after; later

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until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far

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in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing

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moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

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to bear; to endure

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(Japanese-style) living room

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is it?; isn't it?; be; is

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deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet

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please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if

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yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

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to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...

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to be ready to cry; to be on the point of tears

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alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

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together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category

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coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay

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as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

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to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps

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to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

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drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu

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later (on); afterwards

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father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he

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to ponder; to brood

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to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do

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harassment; pestering

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as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

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same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...

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ten o'clock

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youth; young man

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university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

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to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

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