jpdb beta

to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for

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persuasion

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terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous

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tuition; school expenses

2

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

2

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

8

acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance

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(one's) life

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to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

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

3

to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know

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to increase; to multiply

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group (usu. of people)

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self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent

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to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

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tacit understanding; unspoken agreement

1

end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)

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

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library

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to talk; to chat; to chatter

2

fast food

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store; shop; restaurant

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suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally

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to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

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(one's) older brother; lad; sonny

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to do as one likes

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to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

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to be able (to); to be possible (to)

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to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)

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breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)

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could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of

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offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)

2

should; must; -able; probably; likely

7

dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty

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bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering

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to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well

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to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

5

excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home

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old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

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apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment

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first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank

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rent

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moisture; humidity; dampness

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damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing

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rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season

1

time; season; period; phase; stage

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book; volume; this; present; main; head

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to get moldy (mouldy); to get musty; to develop mildew

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more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

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