jpdb beta

to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

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to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding

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to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring

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desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires

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to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)

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special someone; special person; precious one; significant other

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and; as well as

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prison officer; corrections officer; penal officer; prison guard; jailor; warder

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bus

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to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

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person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person

2

person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff

1

an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push

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(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very

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no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

4

distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration

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yikes; oops; eep; wow

1

sleeping face

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to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you

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to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

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naniwabushi; variety of sung narrative popular during the Edo period

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feeling; sense; impression

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you (plural)

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disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

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indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

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come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

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all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew

1

in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away

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onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)

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to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

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adds force or indicates command

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to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

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oh; ah

2

delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient

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to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)

2

look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!

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place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

2

to stop by; to drop in for a short visit

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a certain ...; some ...

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to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together

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to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish

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to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

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to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

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unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

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alone; by oneself; on one's own

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he; she; that guy

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to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

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to hide; to conceal

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