jpdb beta

home area; home town; local

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around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now

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area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances

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good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient

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store; shop; establishment; restaurant

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mother

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treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food

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mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she

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foster parent; foster parents; (pet) caretaker

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originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)

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junior high school student; middle school pupil

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to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away

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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)

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

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one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

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until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

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filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents

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to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel

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regret; repentance; remorse

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to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

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great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible

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reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive

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to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

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that; the matter in question

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to be related (by blood)

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daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

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important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

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to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

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indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

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without doing

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to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

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having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...

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dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty

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really; truly

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flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)

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hello; good day; good afternoon

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miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling

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extra-large portion; extra-sized serving

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okay; sure; okey-dokey

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which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

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cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet

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tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable

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everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

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good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend

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only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

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this much; this amount

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one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity

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paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)

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

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to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

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