jpdb beta

state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances

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to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

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scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

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I'd be lying if I said ...

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because of; owing to; due to

4

seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

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better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth

2

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)

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paper

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possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

5

fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends

1

six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)

1

circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle

1

blister; corn

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to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off

5

if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...

2

bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

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as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

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this world; this life; world of the living

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strongest

3

if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have

1

cooked rice; meal

1

sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup

1

damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very

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-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

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but; however; although

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number one; first; best; most; game; round

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please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if

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even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

3

(death from) starvation; starving to death

1

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

2

to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

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to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)

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present; gift

1

to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure

3

existence; possession; having; limited company

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sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

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to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)

1

forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly

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nonchalantly; without a care

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to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself

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no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

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isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

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cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

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call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)

3

existence; being; presence

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head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top

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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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to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

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