jpdb beta

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)

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also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

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

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it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

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head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

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respect and affection; love and respect

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to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

2

first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

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work; job; labor; work

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flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple

1

bodyguard

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that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you

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than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except

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continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)

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close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing

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hence; for that reason

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nameless; anonymous; without name

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guardian; custodian

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support; backing; aid; assistance

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organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)

1

establishment; founding; organization; organisation

1

young person; youth; young

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apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer

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training; education; development; cultivation

1

white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine

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

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institute; academy

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school

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reference; allusion

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street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)

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Earnest

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battle; fight; combat

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etiquette; courtesy

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to learn; to study; to take lessons in

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to; towards; for

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to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence

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reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason

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but; however; provided that

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like; similar to; as with; in the same way

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all year round; all the time; year in and year out

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adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger

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to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone

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to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

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because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

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as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

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rarely; seldom

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to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed

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be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

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or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

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to finish reading; to read through

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