jpdb beta

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

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indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...

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first performance; premiere

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this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

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work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus

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at that time; in those days

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(Japanese-style) living room

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tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge

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popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

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to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)

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comic duo

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the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade

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to say; to be called; to do

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indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm

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Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker

3

activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture

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adjournment; pause; moratorium; temporary suspension

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later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while

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doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man

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if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)

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radio control

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to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)

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really; truly; indeed; good grief

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new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

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the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

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to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

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still; even now

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Japan

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to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in

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precious; valuable

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cultural heritage

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as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...

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around the world; throughout the world

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people; men and women; each person; everybody

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from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")

3

to love

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to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...

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reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason

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first generation; founder

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that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

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feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction

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to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

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features; looks

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all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical

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to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

1

splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

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creative; original

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to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)

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by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

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personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy

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