jpdb beta

(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child

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temple (Buddhist)

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to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

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to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

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father

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to die; to pass away

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chief priest (of a Buddhist temple); abbot

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to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

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at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

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Osaka (city)

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university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

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to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress

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but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

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to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop

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to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive

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family which supports a temple; parishioner

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relative; relation; kin

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to take out; to drag out

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to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound

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(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing

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Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny

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to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after

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how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

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that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

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nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious

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to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

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feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment

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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

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to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

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liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity

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it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

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bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless

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(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

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to tell a lie; to fib

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to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble

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I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

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bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly

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

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happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying

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lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

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good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

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to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

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to return; to come back

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in the meanwhile; during the time

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to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)

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

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in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er

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alcohol; sake

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to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down

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to do as one likes

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