jpdb beta

always; all the time; never; usual; regular

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like; similar to; as with; in the same way

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

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Kurokawa

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cabinet minister

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contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

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thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness

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to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure

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

2

to hold a small dinner party

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that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

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murder; murderer

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to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)

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feeling; mood

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so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

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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 call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)

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all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

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cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

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thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

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to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal

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two persons; two people; pair; couple

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unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)

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good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend

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subordinate person

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although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

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second half; latter half

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to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want

3

keychain; key chain; key ring (encryption)

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to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

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yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill

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tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot

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randoseru; firm-sided leather (or synthetic leather) backpack used by elementary school children

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to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

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fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

3

family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant

4

something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)

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to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

1

to return; to come back

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(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

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to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

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only once

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family

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sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

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to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

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to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

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to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)

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least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least

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qualifications; requirements; capabilities

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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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