jpdb beta

always; all the time; never; usual; regular

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bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful

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Jackie

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action

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to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake

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to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

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usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally

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to do

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convenience store

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

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audition

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absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate

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this person; he; she

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

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pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast

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ten minutes

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reopening; resumption; restarting

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to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

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standby

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woah

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local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

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celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name

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autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication

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that's not true!; no, no

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ta-dah!; ta-da!; voilà!

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to eat; to drink

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to look forward to

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fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

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remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme

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lottery; lottery ticket

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to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

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than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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Hōjō Souun

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abundant (grain) crop; good harvest

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appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

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beginning; outset; first; onset

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daimyo in the Warring States period

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person of doubtful origin; suspicious stranger

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certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

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a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant

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to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted

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which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

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mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

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totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted

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Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition

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voice training; vocal exercises

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housewives' choral group; mothers' chorus group

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second volume (in a two-volume set); third volume (in a three-volume set); last volume

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to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

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