jpdb beta

afterword; postscript

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two; 2

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one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

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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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March; third month of the lunar calendar

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11th day of the month; 11 days

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at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of

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Great East Japan earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tōhoku earthquake; Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake

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indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...

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occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development

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this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

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earthquake

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by means of; due to; because of; according to

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many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

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indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question

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to claim victims; to leave casualties

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to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

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to die; to pass away

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people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)

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to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste

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honorific/polite/humble prefix

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condolence; condolences

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indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

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to say; to tell; to state; to do

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and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

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suffering (from a disaster); being hit (by an earthquake, typhoon, etc.); falling victim (to)

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area; region; district; locality

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direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

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pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

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heartfelt

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visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)

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I; me

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indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

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report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage

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at; in; at; when; by; with; so

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sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time

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god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder

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called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

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word; vocabulary

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to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

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anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation

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divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance

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be; is

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

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or; otherwise

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to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope

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surely; certainly

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nature; Mother Nature

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threat; menace

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in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

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