jpdb beta

retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)

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to do

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for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

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attendance; serving

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to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that

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nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

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well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

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is that so? (generally rhetorical)

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today; this day

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warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer

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right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?

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now; soon; already; yet; further; more

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was

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live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service

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to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous

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opinion; intention; thought

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stipend; reward

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counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product

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to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

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three; 3

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hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker

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building; construction; group effort by Buddhist practitioners; group activities by a community (e.g. cleaning, etc.)

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(public) duty

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oh; yes; huh?; hm?

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snowy night

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guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

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to arrive

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come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something

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to know (a person); to think

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yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

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(how) many times; (how) often

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to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise

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reply; answer; response

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but; however; although

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two persons; two people; pair; couple

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horse; horse racing; promoted bishop

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to go around

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together with ...

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

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(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman

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betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption

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to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue

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two

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to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize

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foundation stone; cornerstone

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to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by

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love letter

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to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)

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and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...

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is that so?

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