jpdb beta

chazuke with salmon powder

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croquette

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near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides

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tamago kake gohan; raw egg mixed with white rice, often seasoned with soy sauce

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jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

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suffix for familiar person

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to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off

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opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling

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to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

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wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!

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ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

14

however; but

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slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long

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Christmas

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playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together

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

1

to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough

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don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...

8

pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability

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indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

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to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

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yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

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to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

3

number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

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in that way; thus; so; so?

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to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold

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New Year's Eve; December 31

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be; is; did; (have) done; please; do

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and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

2

Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!

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today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

1

even though; despite; when

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all; everyone; everybody

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New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January

5

preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving

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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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(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any

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the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

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indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very

6

nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

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to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk

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don't you think?; indicates question

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good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

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indicates question

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major cleanup; spring cleaning

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osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays

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in this way; thus; such; uh...

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beat; mora

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to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon

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