jpdb beta

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

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the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

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

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three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)

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to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote

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marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials

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to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

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at least; at most; (even) just

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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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oh!; ah!; oh no

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to find a way; to find the time; to try to make oneself available

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to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)

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hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood

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perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that

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(matter) for congratulations; worthy of celebration; happy (occasion, ending, etc.); naive; too good-natured; gullible

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

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hollow; cavity; hole; cave

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stationery

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president (of a society); chairman

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besides; in addition; also; moreover

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woman; girl

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harassment; pestering

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won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you

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worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid

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strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

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we; us; I; me

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however; but

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first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

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all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

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lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end

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such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of

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to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)

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powerful; strong

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heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour

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salary; wages; pay

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cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet

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wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

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unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

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working one's way up; self-made person; veteran

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part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer

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finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

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regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee

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preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery

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straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

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strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

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hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense

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privilege; special right

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(in) my own way

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how many years; how long; what year

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to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)

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