jpdb beta

shopping; purchased goods

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to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

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and yet; though; when; in spite of

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large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

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to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent

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coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing

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guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole

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who

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futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

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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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unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short

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to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish

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Sunday

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to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

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more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

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festivities; celebration; wedding; marriage ceremony

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luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)

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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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neat (personal appearance); tidy

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if it's the case

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pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure

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to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten

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but; however; although

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long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged

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to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

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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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hey!; say!; I say!; I; me

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half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer

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et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like

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absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing

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thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

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mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items

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Shingo

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maidservant; housemaid; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady; (arch.) lady

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is it?; isn't it?; be; is

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to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

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bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit

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bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife

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to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

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to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

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once again; yet again; (there you go) again

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(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse; correspondence; balance; miai; two different options such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other

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to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

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to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

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matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)

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

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is that so?; I see; right; oh

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regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing

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when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

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to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere

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