jpdb beta

what is it?

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to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)

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(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman

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distant seas

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common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open

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matter of taste

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tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster

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boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings

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trial of strength; test of one's strength (stamina)

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part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer

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family register; census

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unless one ...; if one does not ...

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to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

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end; close; finish; end of play (in go)

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ordinary person

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20th day of the month; 20 days

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first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

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whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering

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embarrassed; ashamed

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since then

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sickbed; (hospital) bed

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large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool

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everything; anything; nothing

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personality; style; appearance

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to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on

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prejudice; bias; distorted view

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small part (e.g. in a film); bit part; extra

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story; tale; legend; plot; storyline

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special training; intensive training; crash course

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beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

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lead (Pb)

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to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter

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will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness

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to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable

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in the future; another day; later

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elder sister; effeminate man

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your home; your family; their home; (my) home

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yearned for; longed for; missed

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to feel indebted (to); to feel grateful; to be much obliged

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please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail

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meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting

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small quarrel; dispute; run-in; issue; trouble

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trouble; quarrel; dispute

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theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

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reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)

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to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)

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victim (esp. someone killed); casualty

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growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history

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kick

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extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true

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