jpdb beta

pride; boast

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approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

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

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when it becomes; when it comes to

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distance; range

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near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly

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if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so

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behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

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meaning; called; said

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Japanese person; Japanese people

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latent; potential

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affirmative

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to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

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don't you think?; indicates question

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in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

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echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

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(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

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leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host

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thank you

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family; members of a family

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trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

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scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

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just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

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to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

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you (plural)

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to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

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one; one

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gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine

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to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

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way out; means to escape; escape route

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always; constantly

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preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

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indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

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bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy

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seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

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business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...

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soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

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taking responsibility upon oneself (and resigning)

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to obtain; to procure

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Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

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this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

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number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

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to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about

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miscalculation

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indicates question

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to do

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uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic; insecure

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to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat

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to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do

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so; like this; in this way

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