jpdb beta

Chiba (city, prefecture)

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board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board

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given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

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pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at

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hello; good day; good afternoon

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joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious

4

soba noodles in broth served continuously so that the guest or customer never has an empty bowl

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to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away

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thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery

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speech; words; one's lines; remarks

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he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; (lit.) fleeing is winning

2

chopping board; cutting board

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good evening

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rust

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near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal

1

sum; surface-to-air missile; SAM

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bad pun; corny joke; worn-out joke; dad joke

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above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

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wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

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just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...

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please; somehow or other; one way or another

5

to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal

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new school term

2

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

2

to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

2

namesake program; namesake show; TV or radio program named after the main performer or a sponsor

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to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

2

to pass; to pass by

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wait until you actually see it

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in contrast to (one's, its) appearance

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(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

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thereupon; shortly thereafter

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to summon courage; to be brave

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safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK

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school term; semester

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sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing

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back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)

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to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

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record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document

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show me

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this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type

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September; ninth month of the lunar calendar

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proficiency test

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without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after

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to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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multiplication

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right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing

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isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case

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dazzling; radiant

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indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

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