jpdb beta

swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy

3

to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

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somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

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to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)

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to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

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myself; yourself; I; me; you

5

like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

2

feeling; mood

1

another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very

1

cache; place to hide something

1

to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get

1

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

1

night travel; walking around at night; night train; nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.

1

bed; couch

1

hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8

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awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely

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plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

2

coat; coating

1

design

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

2

not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned

1

surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

3

in large quantities

1

to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away

1

to be profitable; to yield a profit

2

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

3

uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

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always; all the time; never; usual; regular

5

okay; sure; okey-dokey

2

grilled fish

3

set meal; special (of the day)

3

Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike

2

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

4

mm; hm; ngh; hm?; huh?

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miso soup

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skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable

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be; is

4

being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria

1

multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note

1

the Two Ise Shrines

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Shouta

1

headquarters; head office; main office

2

fee; charge; fare

1

falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default; delinquency

1

electricity; (electric) light

1

water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway

1

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

3

empty; vacant; hollow

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neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

1

going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease

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